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Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.5

Ok I get the hype about this book. Not even one chapter in and the writing already impressed me. What turns me off about a lot of contemporary romances is that the writing often tries too hard to be witty and charming, and just comes across as forced. But this book actually succeeds. It was all too easy to fall for Alex and Henry and to root for them with passion. I loved this.
Sweet Berries by C.M. Nascosta

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

3.0

Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nascosta

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

*sigh* Listen, I’d been avoiding this book despite being really curious, simply because… well do I need to say? Lol.

But I couldn’t help but love it. It had me giggling and blushing and slapping a hand over my mouth in shock more than a few times, and I genuinely enjoyed it.
Bound to the Battle God by Ruby Dixon

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

3.0

The Demon's Bargain by Katee Robert

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

4.0

The Gargoyle's Captive by Katee Robert

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

3.75

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Reforged by Seth Haddon

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

Spell Bound by F.T. Lukens

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hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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? No

3.5

This was sweet! The writing was accessible and enjoyable to read and the characters were endearing. I had a great time with book.
Rule of the Aurora King by Nisha J. Tuli

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

2.75

Like the first book in this series, this is another story that I wouldn’t necessarily call great, but I did enjoy reading it.
 
I’m also all for delayed gratification—I certainly enjoy a good slow burn enemies-to-lovers—but by the end of this book I was over the repetitive “are they or aren’t they” moments. Teasing and drawing out the tension only work for so long before I get annoyed.
Trial of the Sun Queen by Nisha J. Tuli

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

3.25

I completely agree with the assessment given by the person whose recommendation influenced me to pick it up: this book is candy. Will you roll your eyes at the tropes and the predictable plot? Sure, but will you enjoy the experience of reading it? Yeah. At least I did. I devoured it in like three sittings.

If you liked ACOTAR and want something else that will scratch that itch but don’t want to support SJM, this is for you.