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94 reviews

It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

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emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Miracle Creek by Angie Kim

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I loved this book. Such an amazing cast of characters.

Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I may be biased as a girl whose boyfriend has a girl best friend that he travels with, lol. I also just don't think I'm into the friends to lovers trope.

Croatia drama was built up the entire book, and the reveal was kind of a snooze. I also didn't like how

after Palms Springs, Poppy and Alex weren't officially together yet. I thought they already expressed their love? And it got even worse when Poppy flew to Ohio and gave a speech only to be "rejected" AGAIN... like how many times can two people fumble each other? I also found the therapy stuff kind of out of left field. I know she had some unresolved trauma from middle school bullies, but I really didn't get the impression that she was unhappy with her current life... until chapter 35 or so after Palm Springs when we are explicitly told she's unhappy with her life.

I'm glad they ended up together, but

I just didn't find the characters as lovable as in Happy Place or in TJR rom coms.

Still, I found it reasonably enjoyable and would try another EH book

Happy Place by Emily Henry

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-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

5.0

Did I Ever Tell You?: A Memoir by Genevieve Kingston

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Good Material by Dolly Alderton

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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