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Notorious

Minerva Spencer

3.5

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Bandit Queens

Parini Shroff

4.0

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A beautiful story about friendship and growing up. Meeting the challenges of this world and doing work that you love. Made you think and cry. Such amazing characters.

Mr. Popper's Penguins

Richard Atwater, Florence Atwater

4.0

funny inspiring lighthearted fast-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: No

We Run the Tides

Vendela Vida

3.25

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

May Day

Jess Lourey

3.25

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Only Woman in the Room

Marie Benedict

2.5

adventurous dark informative tense fast-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: Complicated

Started off so exciting, but then got boring real quick, which is an absolute shock to me. This story could have had so much action, romance and meat, but I didn't even like Hedy! I'm sorry, read something else by Ms. Benedict.

The Stardust Thief

Chelsea Abdullah

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

Loved the world building! I got sucked in right at the beginning and could easily tell the characters apart. I could also understand the Jinn powers. Full of adventure with just enough romance!

Her Royal Spyness

Rhys Bowen

3.75

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Part of Your World

Abby Jimenez

2.75

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Got a bit slow going in the middle, but I sure did like the beginning. Doctor has a small fender bender and ends up falling for a small town carpenter. Side characters are a hoot!

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