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Magic Dark and Strange by Kelly Powell

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mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

it was ok, wasn’t my favourite, but still a good plot and storyline. i liked all three MCs and their relationship with each other

thoughts while reading

31%: is there a cemetery church? it could be that clock
34%: i strongly suspect
guy’s dad is dead or gravely ill
88%: that was some good teamwork
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Friends Like These by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez

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

5.0

this was so crazy man

thoughts while reading

part one
p23: reason 55 why getting so drunk is a bad idea. also there’s no point in hiding it cause the first thing tegan is gonna do is tell jess
p37:……that was not what i had in mind
p43: that’s also how jake woke her up this morning
p48: height doesn’t matter to the heart girl
p63: i suspect
jake might have been roofied
p72: aw what a heartfelt apology, not. you’ve lost her forever now
p108: how sturdy are these deck chairs that brendon managed to cut himself on them??
p125: please don’t, cause i would slap you
p153: or here’s an option, let it go, stop trying to force it

part two
p172: true that, double standards my dude
p176: 😳 oh that’s not looking good at all
p184: so many secrets
p224: oh no,
shawna called beetlejuice
, she knew something was very wrong
p247: that’s so unfair, don’t basically have sex if you’re not planning to get back together
p271: yeah i’m not sure the police care too much about a juvenile bet

part three
p299: for goodness sake, grow up
p305: or she means someone else entirely, like brendon
p331: i would love nothing more than to hug jake right now
p332: i’ve only just noticed that all of the full stops are little diamonds
p337: it better not be
one of the girlies
p343: what did i say
p345: i don’t remember
chloe leaving though
. investigation time: ah, there it is on p42;
chloe sneaks out
p356: what a gaslighter, we knew
it was a human
p372: that’s what i said! chairs aren’t that sturdy
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All In by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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

5.0

i love this maybe even a tinge more than The Naturals. i love that they get to do active cases now, and what a mind blowing one this is!

thoughts while reading

p47: are we certain you have the dates the right way round? could be british
p140: i love it when completely un-normal teenagers pretend to be normal
p142: ✋🏻
p155: or alternatively, both statements are true
p157: yeah to be fair,
cassie’s mom might not even be dead. she could be the one behind all this and have placed the skeleton as a decoy.
why, i don’t know
p161: ah, i still don’t know the next date either
p207: i don’t believe that for a moment. the number’s probably not even right
p222: no! i knew
scarlett’s death
meant something
p230: dean ain’t playing around
p254: that’s not great
p276: I KNEW
THAT DUDE FROM THE FIRST BOOK
WOULD MATTER
p287: merde
p303: UNSUB could deviate, but probably won’t
p308: WHO
p311: please no
p349: this is insane
p361: oh dear lord
p373: well…that was a revelation
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Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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

5.0

just as good as The Naturals, and darker in a good way

thoughts while reading

p26: hmm i don’t particularly like agent sterling
p40: oof ok then
p67: lia is so confident
p72: i love scenes where they clean each other’s wounds
p74: of course he did 💔
p155: oh ronnie…
p205: aha!
p213: makes sense, forces her to create a bond with the people she’d be hurting
p255: i can’t really find it in my heart to blame him, assuming he’s innocent of course
p269: well i’ve been rather suspicious of an accomplice from the start
p285: merde, no wonder dean feels so responsible
p288: but if geoffrey is supposedly taking the video but we don’t see his face or hear his voice, his alibi isn’t ironclad
p309: oooh a twist
p313: i was right
p319: i was even more right. and that’s clever. not foolproof, but still good
p327: i never did like a pick me boy
p332: that is an excellent question
p337:…what?
p352: CLIMB
p358: just like i wanted
p366: *spits out tea* ☕️
p368: yay! i like sterling
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The Voice Upstairs by Laura E. Weymouth

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dark mysterious 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

3.5

4%: maybe peter
isn’t even dead
53%: shock horror. kitty certainly did something
66%: excuse me?? something is to be said for my twist guessing skills tho
83%: oh don’t tell me
wil is ed’s niece
90%: oh lordy, i’m guessing
ed isn’t even a blood summerfield
now
93%: oh dear…
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The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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dark mysterious 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

i just finished reading, and this is quite possibly the best book i’ve read this year. i’m rooting for dean, but we’ll see how the series progresses

thoughts while reading

part 1
p36: so the YOU sections are a serial killer
p44: ha! nonna is funny. michael almost definitely does as well though, and how to disappear

part 2
p90: so the YOU sections are probably cassie profiling a serial
p92: now i’m wondering if the YOU sections are about cassie’s mom’s killer
p121: truth or dare with a bunch of naturals will be intense
p129: this is quickly becoming a back and forth between dean and cass, so my current love interest prediction is him. although michael is seemingly pretty invested in all this so he’s totally interested too
p131: oh sheesh
p148: could be michael since he’s the one she wants to kill
p155: oh wow
p174: that took a turn.
a serial obsessed with cass’ mom
p196: ah merde

part 3
p199: UNSUB KNOWS
WHERE THEY LIVE
????!
p222: oh god don’t tell me unsub has
one of the girls
now
p261: not an fbi agent…!!
p262: see! i knew that
lipstick had to be a gift
p272: i wonder if we’re meant to freak out and think
the unsub is dean
p273: OH F*** 
p276: oh bigger f***

part 4
p284: confirmation of who’s endgame
p286: excuse me??
p290: oh
she’s lorelai’s sister
:(
p291: tough shit lorelai, you’re the oldest, you look out for her, you take her with you, end of story. (maybe i’m being slightly hard on her)

Quotes

"So take whatever time you need. Figure out how you feel.. Figure out if
Dean
makes you feel the way I do, if he'll ever let you in, and if you want him to, because the next time my lips touch yours, the next time your hands are buried in my hair—the only person you're going to be thinking about is me."
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Well, That Was Unexpected by Jesse Q. Sutanto

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adventurous lighthearted fast-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

i loved this so much more than i thought i would! i’m not always into rom-coms, but this one is now a favourite! the setting and characters are gorgeous to read about

thoughts while reading

part 1
p8: no girl, you are not. i already know you’re way too young
p13: well i did say. also did i mention the fact that parents could catch you in the act?
p70: kiki and her mami are hilarious
p78: dear lord, talk about harsh!
part 2
p152: a murder of aunties, just like crows
p193: do those charcoal pills cover all poisoning or just food 😂
p207: well that was certainly an out of pocket remark 😉
p246: 😳
part 3
p284: the surprise better not be that rina has sussed out their secrets
p332: wow, honestly that was an excellent master plan
p343: maybe one day i’ll like coffee and i will be able to sit on an indonesian beach drinking coffee
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Boy, Missing by Sophie McKenzie

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

4.5

thoughts while reading

p14: oh! it’s a continuation of Girl, Missing
p24: oh no you didn’t
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You'll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus

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adventurous mysterious fast-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

excellent book, i love it, and i predicted almost nothing correctly, so that’s great plotting on karen m. mcmanus’ part

thoughts while reading

p10: and how did i know aunt helen’s best-selling novels would be smut
p14: brousin 😎
p20: oh dear lord if autumn is
prostituting herself or selling drugs
i might cry
p23: oh wow, a different infliction for each dad, that never occurred to me
p39: i knew i wanted
mateo
to be the love interest
p43: angus mcfarland, a scottish name if i ever heard one
p97: DON’T TELL HER SHE MIGHT BE THE KILLER (probably not since she’s presented as suspect so early on, but still)
p98: or it could be lara’s friend
p102: oh i think
ivy
took lara’s bag
p130: i had to google “y/y text meaning” and i’m still none the wiser
p151: oh lord don’t tell me
amber
is involved somehow. purely speculating here
p159: ah, i suspect that could be the reason for the three circled names.
lara just assumes it’s mateo that’s selling, not autumn
p225: if D is
daniel
, i swear…!
p227: oh lax is lacrosse, i see
p230: are you kidding me cal! friends don’t do that!
p251: i mean, i wouldn’t
p255:
gabe
? oh dear lord
p261: the answer is clearly in front of my face too and yet i still can’t see it
p264: i literally have no idea who that could be!
p268: funnily enough
coach kendall
did flash through my head on p220
p314: oh man don’t even
p321: wait wait wait WAIT are you KIDDING ME
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Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus

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mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

great book, totally recommend if you love YA mysteries

thoughts while reading

p14: omg it was their auntie that disappeared in 1995 💔
p16: did his face freeze because he dropped the mug, or because he misrecognised one of the twins
p23: honestly fair man, it’s not like you grew up together
p153: what if sarah turns out to be the killer?
p214: oh dear lord
p223: sheesh 😏
p249: oh WOW well ryan certainly had good reason to freeze
p293:
peter as a suspect
? looking more likely by the minute
p301: i’ve never wanted to pause reading a book less than i do now, but alas i must 😭 gotta stay committed to reading each chapter on the correct date
p304: oh ryan 🥹 well done
p309: seriously viv, this isn’t going to be great for your portfolio now is it
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