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125 reviews

Weyward by Emilia Hart

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

Loved seeing how the women’s stories were interwoven. 
Ghosts by Dolly Alderton

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emotional funny reflective 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

3.5

Solid. Relatable. 
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

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

1.0

Literally could not have cared less for the characters or the plot if I tried. Her other book was better.
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

I would die for Marcellus I love him so much. And Tova??? My new grandma. 
Betting On You by Lynn Painter

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emotional funny lighthearted 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

5.0

I feel so seen by Lynn Painters books and every one has me giggling, absolutely yearning and kicking my feet one minute then crying the next. Love love love her characters until the end of time!!!
Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid

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

3.0

It was fine not my fave at the end but I’m not a fantasy girly so not shocking 
The Guest by Emma Cline

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

3.75

All that and no resolution im screaming 
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

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

4.25

Read the first 1/3 about 2 years ago but never finished and the first 1/3 stuck with me so I have a feeling that this book will stick with me for a while as well. Also made me cry so that’s always going to make it a 5 star book 
In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune

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adventurous emotional funny reflective 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

4.5

I would die for Rambo <3 but very cute book, will be living rent free in my head like all of TJ Klunes other books 
Real Life by Brandon Taylor

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

2.75

Very much up my alley for what I normally love but I just wasn’t feeling it. Felt the relationships were not believable and I wanted more from them. Maybe will have to reread to appreciate more at a later date but I just wasnt buying into it