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leannj

This Is How You Lose the Time War

Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

3.25

adventurous challenging mysterious fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

House of Salt and Sorrows

Erin A. Craig

2.75

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Reverie

Ryan La Sala

4.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Feral Youth

Shaun David Hutchinson, E.C. Myers, Robin Talley, Tim Floreen, Stephanie Kuehn, Marieke Nijkamp, Justina Ireland, Brandy Colbert, Suzanne Young, Alaya Dawn Johnson

3.0

adventurous emotional sad tense slow-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The House on Mango Street

Sandra Cisneros

3.0

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Every Exquisite Thing by Cassandra Clare

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky

Kwame Mbalia

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-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

Edit 2023: I'm not sure why I gave this 4 stars the first I read this, because upon reread this was clearly 5 stars. It could be because I chose to listen to the audiobook this time (which was excellently narrated) but there was never a moment where I was bored or not immersed in the story. The themes about grief hit even harder, and the plot twists still caught me off guard even though I technically already knew the story.