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whatchareadingheather
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
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A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This had everything that I could have wanted from a modern witch-y story. High stakes? Check. Found family? Check. Badass women being badass? Check. Can wait to read more from this author in the future!
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This one definitely hit close to home for me in terms of how much the power of food can strengthen relationships (in this case a found family type group). I love that while this was a YA story, it still discussed situations that a lot of people can relate to on a personal level. Also, the recipes at the end is a huge plus!
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mysterious
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medium-paced
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Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
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Count me in as a new fan of Chandler Baker! Can’t wait to read more of her works!
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
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Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Beautiful writing, just wish there was an element of surprise to the plot.
Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.
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sad
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Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
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A near-perfect collection of intense stories that I think everyone needs to read. Some of these I can absolutely see being turned into full-length films, and I definitely found a bunch of authors that I want to add to my TBR from this collection.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
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Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
1000% wish that this was a full-length story. Hoping that this gets adapted to a movie in the future so the story can be expanded upon.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A great balance of happy (the entire romance) and sad (Clementine dealing with the concept of grief). Highly recommend ‘Oona Out Of Order’ by Margarita Montimore as a companion book.
dark
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:
Yes
I'm forever going to have to read plays in audiobook form because of this. Bravo! Also, I need to rewatch 'The Lion King.'
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I'm sorry, but the whole romance aspect that got shoehorned into the plot REALLY put a dent into how much I enjoyed this book. I also think that this would have been benefitted from not being categorized as 'Young Adult' so our lead character could be aged up. I did really like the whole mystery/crime aspect and thought the author's writing was engaging enough for me to want to give their other books a chance so there's at least some positives that came from me reading this.
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I KNOW this author is better than whatever this was! It's like Amazon just asked him to write something really quick to publish and submitted this outline version of a story and called it a day.