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Strong character development: Yes
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Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
informative slow-paced

There was a lot of information on the inner workings of the company Disney and how they created these shows. I wanted more about the people who played on these shows. It wasn't a bad book it just wasn't what I was expecting. 
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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous challenging informative mysterious reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

If you knew that catching a new sickness would change your outlook on life to only find the good, would you chance to get sick? This is the question the characters within All Better Now face as a new pandemic has emerged. We follow characters as they live through a second pandemic and how each chooses to handle the idea of getting sick. I found this book utterly fascinating in the first 30% because, as the reader, we are learning about this new sickness and trying to figure out if it is good or bad. I personally didn't agree with some of the characters and their choices after being exposed to Crown Royal. I think this is a well-written book, and I think that Shusterman does a great job at writing engaging dystopian, but I prefer the Arc of the Scythe trilogy better than this.
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

 The 1970s were not a place for an unwed teen mother. In this story, we follow our main character as she is taken to a home for unwed mothers to have their babies and then return to her normal life. At this home, she meets a group of girls who support her to get through this tough time. One day, a bookmobile comes by, and the girls are allowed to check out books, but the book Fern checks out is not just any book. It could hold the key to each of these girls getting their hearts' desires.
This book was done so well, and the elements that were meant to creep you out hit me perfectly. I am not normally a horror person, but I enjoy this kind of horror. I also appreciated that the author didn't lean towards the misogynistic tone that this book could have taken. If you have read Hendrix in the past and enjoyed it, then this is a book you will enjoy. 
adventurous emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes