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Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

I thought the beginning was a little slow (maybe because I had JUST read Daisy Jones which is lightning fast) but I’m SO glad I stuck with it because the second half was perfect and made me cry!!
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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emotional funny reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I devoured this book so fast! The interview format was very cool and kept the story moving at lightning speed. Camila and Warren were my favorite characters, she was so wise and sure of herself and Warren was so  funny and unproblematic. 

The author reveal at the end felt a lot like the end of Evelyn Hugo, a random unnecessary twist that no one asked for, and the letter from Camila telling her daughters to tell Billy to call Daisy felt very How I Met Your Mother finale but hey, I still had a good time reading the rest of the book
Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year by Anne Lamott

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 11%.
Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir by Dolly Alderton

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funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

I loved the first page, found the rest of the first half a bit less entertaining, but I enjoyed the second half which focuses more on her relationship with her best friend Farly. I did laugh out loud a few times and found the ultimate takeaways very sweet. 
The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware

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slow-paced

1.0

It was gonna be 3 stars because it was so slow but the incest knocked it down to 1. The twists were fairly predictable and the writing was so repetitive it could’ve been half the length. Instead of moving the plot forward the main character just kept changing locations. I regret reading this.
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A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

I read it the fastest so I think that makes it my favorite book of the series so far. It bothered me that half the time, someone’s reaction to surprising information was “they blinked” and that Feyre can’t actually perceive anything, she has to say “I could have sworn I saw ___” instead of just “I saw.” Other than the repetitiveness of the writing the story was entertaining. I really liked that
none of the main characters die. They ALL get to live happily ever after. That was nice!
Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I’ve read so much hate for this book online but idc! It was fun and fast and even though it was a tad repetitive, I have some plot questions
how did Guy hack into her Twitter account?? How did he know she was WWMD in the first place?? She says she’d never use Twitter on a work computer and then 3 pages later Guy says her Twitter was on her computer?? Huh???
, and it is the same story as Love Hypothesis in many ways, I still enjoyed it a lot! 
The Love Wager by Lynn Painter

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 3%.
can’t stand the “your girlfriend is so uptight and I’m so chill!” BS. Any book that starts putting down women from page 1 is a no from me 
Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 12%.
main guy was such an entitled weirdo I had no interest in seeing his arc / an explanation of why he thought it was ok to show up barefoot and drunk inside a stranger’s house with her kids 
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

This book was delightful. It did make me wonder how toxic academia is in real life, and it had the occasional questionable line. But mostly it was very sweet and funny.