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Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez

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emotional funny reflective slow-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

4.0

I loved reading the perspective of some one that has this level of anxiety. I could relate to it a lot, even when it came to his methods of grounding. I thought the book was super cute but geez luoise did that take forever for them to come together smh. It was getting to the point where it was actually really annoying how much they were misunderstanding eachother. But there were a lot of important messages within the book that I appreciated.
Funny Story by Emily Henry

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

4.0

I really liked these two characters together and enjoyed the process of seeing them come together and realize their feelings. All the revenge moments were very satisfying lol. I felt like some things we're overdramatized  just to create conflict but otherwise a fun light read for the summer.
House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas

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adventurous inspiring tense 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

4.0

I enjoyed it a lot. About 3/4 of the way through I started feeling the length though. It was a bit of a push to get through to the end but it was well worth it. I'm tired of this whole "
half of a couple dies then comes back to life
" thing but hey, still a good read. 
Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez

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

4.25

Loved this... it was the perfect piece of fluff I needed right now. Once I started it was hard to stop so I breezed through it pretty quickly. It maybe got a bit too cheese at times and unrealistic (this guy was just too perfect to be true). But still a super sweet story and I enjoyed it a lot. 
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Happy Place by Emily Henry

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

4.0

Emily Henry really is great at writing fun, witty banner. I enjoyed reading about these people, their lives and their friendships. At times it was very predictable and also a bit unrealistic? But still a fun read. It sucked me in, like her books always do. I really related to some of the things the main character struggled with so I connected with this one. 
The Women by Kristin Hannah

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dark emotional informative sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Some times the book was a 5, sometimes it was a 3. So I'm going to land in the middle and give it a 4. I usually love Kristin Hannah's writing, and she definitely sucked me in the way she usually does. I wanted to keep picking up the book, even with the heavy topics covered. It was a SUPER emotional ride. Sometimes the FMC annoyed the hell out of me and sometimes I didn't love the way Hannah handled the POCs. But overall it was a good reading experience and I learned a lot about that time in America's history.
Bride by Ali Hazelwood

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-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

4.25

This is probably the fastest I've ever read an audiobook. I loved the narrator.  She really brought Misery to life. This is my first Ali Hazelwood book and I really enjoyed it! The characters were funny and believable. The world was also interesting and I liked that it was not about magic but about different species. Some of Lowe's alpha-ness was a bit much for me at times and the developments at the end felt a bit abruptly. But overall it was a fun, light read and I'd love to read more from this world.
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

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

3.75

I always enjoy Emily Henry's books! They're such great palette cleanser books and I always get through them quickly. This one wasn't my favorite but still very enjoyable. I loved Poppy's and Alex's banter and their random weird moments. The only thing I didn't love was the pacing. Felt kind of slow and we spent so much time in the past so it made it feel a little drawn out.
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

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

3.0

This was an interesting experience for me. I wouldn't say it hooked me in but I would say I was intrigued enough to keep coming back to the story. The Magic system and the world was interesting. And I liked having the perspectiv of each of the 6 to jump around between. I'm very glad I did this on audio as it meant I was never confused about whose chapter I was in. But I was always craving just a little bit more from the book (more drama, more likeability, a bigger picture, more of a hook). I got a little bit of that in the end but it could have happened soooner. The book as a whole was also just a little bit too long. 
The Fury by Alex Michaelides

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mysterious reflective tense slow-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

2.75

I did not love this book. I found the narrator unlikable and creepy before we even dug into his past. I was not a fan of how the story kept resetting just to unravel more than what was said in the first telling. It grew tiresome and I was ready for the book to be over by the time I was halfway. The ending wasn't even satisfying enough to make it all worth it.