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katjoyphil

Muse of Nightmares

Laini Taylor

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

When Breath Becomes Air

Paul Kalanithi

4.25

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Clap When You Land

Elizabeth Acevedo

4.0

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town

Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock

3.5

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Seven Days in June

Tia Williams

4.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Sweetness of Water

Nathan Harris

3.75

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom

Brittany K. Barnett

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

I really wanted to love this but it fell very flat for me. The characters are one-dimensional and don’t feel tangible, and the budding relationship between two of the main characters seemed unbelievable and cheap. So many characters and things are introduced with very little world-building, and I didn’t care to see where the story went.