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parasolcrafter

emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

cute but like so many one volume mangas i wish it was longer and had more time to develop the plot so it wouldnt unfold in like 3 chapters 😭

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

literally only giving this book one star each for the writing in it which is amazing and the plot for it is very interesting. syivie is a wholly unlikeable character, much like most others i this book. i dont think ive come across a main character i dislike through and through this much in a LONG time

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

i never really know what to say abt memoirs because theyre such a raw form of storytelling and i dont want it to sound like im criticizing someones life, but this book was so raw and painful in parts that all i can really say is thank you to author and i can only hope this book falls into others peoples hands as i can see it being something a lot of people will need 💖💖💖

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

this book was so fast but so slow. so beautifully written but so devoid of substance. so deep but so shallow. so straightforward but so confusing. so unique but so bland. truly...a kind of masterpiece.

literally there are maybe 2 likeable characters (
sumi dies too soon to really be a main character
, nancy doesnt really seem to do much except get dragged around by the plot,
jill is a fucking MURDERER
, and jack is just...so straight cut) and even then cristopher seems like an add-on, if that makes sense? the ending was also so weirdly executed and i just...dont like how the deaths in the book were almost glossed over?? like i didnt feel any real emotion from the characters except eleanor :/

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challenging dark emotional funny mysterious fast-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: Yes

knocked it down a bit from a 4 bc i feel as tho some parts were transphobic (?) but not against a trans person, if that makes sense :/

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adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense fast-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

every book i read in this series makes me want to pull my hair out!!! literally i want to scream at the adults to listen to the kids please for the love of god just fucking listen to them i swear to god you are going to get them killed like oh. my GOD

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adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-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

these books are so fun to read as an adult because i remember reading books in the same vein of this as a kid and being so worried for the kids at all times, and now im mad that the adults are all so useless and these kids are, mostly, on their own

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dark emotional mysterious sad 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

this book fucking HURT oh my god 😭 definitely a book with a twist that wasnt necessarily one i didnt see coming, but was one that exceeded my expectations for what exactly it was, and it broke my heart :( also a book that needs a re-read after finishing because everything makes so much more sense now...ugh, this book was so good and so sad :(((

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emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

i feel so much sympathy for jennette mccurdy after reading this book :( i really didnt know much about her before this, and now im wishing her all the best in the rest of her life and i hope that she only continues to get better and live her life the way she wants to <3

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inspiring

it was a good book and while i havent applied anything i read in it (i may never end up using it since i dont mind being cluttered!) i really enjoyed reading the way marie kondo respects even the inanimate objects in our life! i thought it was so interesting the way she sees things <3