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adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Leaves me with a warm feeling inside, like hot cocoa on a cold day. Loving the queer cast, especially.
The Unfinished Corner
Jim Campbell, Rachel Petrovicz, Whitney Cogar, Dani Colman, Rebecca Taylor
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
This isn't a Riordan Presents book, but it has the same feel, and would be something I'd happily hand to readers of Aru Shah and the like. A nicely paced adventure. I will say that for non-Jewish readers, it's a bit of a stretch, as not much is explained. One failing I will note is that while it's lovely to see a diverse cast of Jewish kids, (we're not all white Ashkenazim!) I wish there were a deeper understanding of what that diversity meant. There is much discussion of the persecution of Jews, why no mention of the intersectionality involved in being a Jew of color in America?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
The atoms that made you came form stars, and we are all made of hte same things as everything elsei nteh universe. Poetic and also based in science. Love it!
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A solid sequel, which delivers the "awww" moment that the first was missing.
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Solid and sweet, but kind of missing the end of its story arc. I wanted to see the inventive foster kid finding a family, or forming deeper friendships, or...something. Still, I'll totally read the sequel, ther'es a lot of promise here and the storytelling is solid.
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It's a world where only girls are allowed! So that means our main character is... you guessed it.
Great concept, lovely art, and I like the fantasy elements. I also just love the addition of another gentle coming out story. "Character realizes thing about themselves, then everyone says hooray" is something I will never get enough of. Keep them coming!
Great concept, lovely art, and I like the fantasy elements. I also just love the addition of another gentle coming out story. "Character realizes thing about themselves, then everyone says hooray" is something I will never get enough of. Keep them coming!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An updated version of A Little Princess, with magic! Delightful.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
very different from the first book, and I already didn't love the characters
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'll be honest, I picked this up because it had a child's handmade bookmark in it, and that was charming. The book was good enough to finish, but not otherwise all that engaging. Would probably hand to a child who really likes goblins, because there aren't that many books with good goblins. I did like the artwork, though.
started to feel rote, and I found hte characters less compelling this time around