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Gild by Raven Kennedy

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

3.75

Wish I had read more on the trigger warnings before diving into this. Planning to read the second one in the series because the last 25% of the book felt like it shifted from the beginning. Was recommended by someone on the fourth book so I’m hoping this is like ACOTAR where getting through the first is a canon event. 
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Holiday Hostilities by Katie Bailey

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funny mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Adorable and lighthearted - great holiday read for fans of hockey romance 
My Favorite Holidate by Lauren Blakely

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emotional funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

Cute and playful fake dating for the holiday wedding season. 
How My Neighbor Stole Christmas by Meghan Quinn

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funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

If this hadn’t been recommended don’t think I would have read through it all. Ok maybbbeee I would have but my expectations would have been lower. The premise and plot as a retelling of the grinch is fine, little deviation. The narrator popping up as a third character was a decision. 

Honestly Atlas and Cole were why I stuck with it. Why weren’t they together?
Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon

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adventurous emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.25

Coastal who done it 
Multi-generational nurturing and varied definitions of care from grandmother to mother to daughter
Ticking cancer clock
Sea otters and kayaks
Season's Schemings by Katie Bailey

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funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Literal LOL 
💕banter
Fade to black :/
The Dawn of the Cursed Queen by Amber V. Nicole

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challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

 Beautifully complicated - enjoyed as much as the first but with an added layer of political complexity. 
Lightlark by Alex Aster

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

4.25

Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli

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

4.5

Picked this book up for a little light reading before bed and found myself hungry for more at 1am. Looking forward to how Rune faces the challenges ahead
The Elements of Academic Style: Writing for the Humanities by Eric Hayot

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 38%.
This book has a guide sort of template setup ~ I read what I needed for the work I’ve done. Will return for the rest and reread when I need it for turning thesis towards full manuscript development