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379 reviews

Wahala by Nikki May

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dark funny mysterious tense 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

3.75

enjoyed but I feel like the ending wasn't as slick as it could have been
All The Things She Said by Daisy Jones

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challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

4.5

Just as You Are by Camille Kellogg

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emotional funny hopeful relaxing 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

3.75

A fun ol’ time was had listening to this :) nice characters, good pacing, happy days
The List by Yomi Adegoke

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challenging mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I really wanted to like this book - it has such an interesting premise and touches on a lot of important topics - but some parts esp the end felt rushed and random and not the big punch to the gut I was expecting.
Trouble by Lex Croucher

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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? Yes

4.0

this was such a fun cute read also yay we love historical queerness  :) 
Bellies by Nicola Dinan

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.
Just wasn't reaching for it.
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

this took me a while to get into but a 3.5 hour drive forced me to sit in the story and by the 5 hour mark I got on board and loved it. Really compelling dialogue and plot and I usually hate hearing animals’ perspectives as it reminds me of shite 00s films but I'll let the dog off cause it was clever 
The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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? No

4.25

Really enjoyed this! Proper page turner :)
Bored Gay Werewolf by Tony Santorella

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funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

a fun fast read. I wish there could have been more werewolf elements and felt the ending was rushed, however I liked the whole sentiment about found family and liked to see Nb characters. 
Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.
The writing style just didn't grip me, felt like I wasn't taking in 90% of what was being said. So reached my 50 page mark and didn't go to pick it up since.