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naomiysl

emotional reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Well done, but too much anxiety to be a fun read
lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Solid, but lacking the brilliance of Witches of Brooklyn
adventurous hopeful inspiring fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Doesn't cover any new territory, but it is a sweet feel-good story that I enjoyed reading. 

 
Did you ever wonder, what if The Little Prince was set in a queer scifi graphic novel infused with Indonesian language and culture? If you haven't yet, you should. This has all the hallmarks of an award winner and is going to be the darling of many a committee unless I miss my mark.

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should be one book, see review of #2
adventurous tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Fun read, but I'm mad because
Brenner gets a redemption arc and nobody, not even the narrative, seems to notice!</spolier> Also it's a bit too straight. Still, a fun read. Would hand to anybody. 

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emotional reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Books with dogs make me cry. I wish the autistic representation felt more...representative? But everybody's experiences are diverse so I suppose the autistic author does find these experiences to be ones fae've had. I mostly jus wish this wasn't a foster kid book, because it feels very clear to me that that's the one experience that the author can't speak authentically to, and it shows. 

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Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

If you can think of a more deliciously evil villain than someone who harvests children's tears, I think you're lying. This is a great read, especially recommend to kids who love lightly dark humor.