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The Love Bet by G.L. Tomas

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

2.5

i gave this book a lot of grace since it's from an indie author, however this book does have pros and cons. overall i enjoyed the premise and thought it read like a Wattpad story, but the grammar errors were so overpowering it was hard to read sometimes. The grammar was so horrible I couldn't always determine who was speaking when and information was always delivered through dialogue. There were so many run-on sentences but the narrators were so personable. I appreciated the bilingual aspects and the black narrator and the inclusion of ASL. There was little to no conflict, very low stakes, and it tried a bit hard to be "woke" with terms like "code switch" despite her love interest being "conservative leaning"? This book definitely needed more rounds of revision but not a bad read.

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Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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


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Mirror Image by Sandra Brown

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.5


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Just Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane

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

4.0


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The Titanic Survivors Book Club by Timothy Schaffert

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

4.0


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The Quickie by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge

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

4.0


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Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0


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Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 25%.
too slow & just not quite what i'm looking for right now; gonna revisit this in the future because i love Barbara Kingsolver!

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Chlorine by Jade Song

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

4.5

gorgeous writing, an unexpected turn, but i'm left with a bunch of unanswered questions. 

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Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson

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adventurous challenging dark funny 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? It's complicated

4.5


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