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You're The Problem, It's You by Emma R. Alban

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funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A really sweet story that develops the premise from the first novel into a neat duology. The big plot twist is quite easy to spot ahead of time, and the resolution was much more swift than expected, but I really enjoyed reading it. 
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

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dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Three Card Murder by J. L. Blackhurst

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adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

The New Parisienne: The Women & Ideas Shaping Paris by Lindsey Tramuta

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challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

The Theory of (Not Quite) Everything by Kara Gnodde

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challenging emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

The Ex Vows by Jessica Joyce

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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? Yes

4.75

These two really needed the time to work on themselves before they were able to come back to each other. One of the few second chance romances I’ve enjoyed and support, right person wrong time. 
Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

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challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Funny Story by Emily Henry

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emotional funny hopeful relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

The closest second to Book Lovers. Absolutely loved the cast and the setting. Both main characters were damaged in some way from their exes breaking up with them and getting together themselves. It was such a fun premise of fake dating, originally to make their exes jealous and then it became a slow burn roommates/friends-to-lovers. 
Unladylike Rules of Attraction by Amita Murray

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adventurous funny inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Great representation for the south Asian characters as well as the Jamaican characters. I thought Anya was the most fiery character, well outside of what would have been appropriate for the time period. This book gave me enemies-to-lovers vibes but also grumpy/sunshine. The inheritance was a fun plot device and there were so many twists I didn’t see coming. One of the best historical romances I’ve read that focuses on a lot more than just the romance aspect. Loved the wider cast, the author did a great job at really fleshing out everyone’s personality. 
Maame by Jessica George

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emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

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