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No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

Kate Alice Marshall really writes the perfect thrillers for me. The trope combos and writing style are exactly what I'm looking for in the genre. I didn't love this one quite as much as What Lies in the Woods, but I still ate it up.
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Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

Alexis Hall just does it for me. At least his Regency romances, I have yet to try a contemporary from him. This would certainly not work for everyone, but the humor hit for me. 
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Hen Fever by Olivia Waite

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funny hopeful 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? Yes

3.5

This is a sapphic Christmas romance about chickens???? Please note that the chickens are not sapphic. I love Olivia Waite's writing, but this was too short for me to really get on board with the romance. I loved the ending, though. 
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Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

My first Chloe Liese and definitely not my last. In a strange turn of events, the middle was my favorite part, with the pacing being a little off and the ending a tad cloying. However, the banter was peak and the neurodivergent rep was v relatable to me. 
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Wrapped Up in You by Talia Hibbert

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emotional funny hopeful 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

3.5

This was pretty good. I love Talia Hibbert's writing, and prickly heroine/cinnamon roll hero is one of my favorite tropes. I just didn't have enough time with the couple, I don't think.
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Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad 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? Yes

4.5

This was almost perfect for me!!! My first Abby Jimenez but definitely not my last.
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Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

I love a Christmas romance, and this one was super cute. I felt like Stella was a little too stupid for words about Luka at points, but it ended up making sense at the end. Can't wait to read the rest!!
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Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree

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adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

I loved this almost as much as the first one. Just what I needed. 
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Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake

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emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

This series has my whole heart. I loved Iris as a side character, and was glad to get her love story. I need to reread Delilah and Astrid now. 
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Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

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adventurous dark emotional tense 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? Yes

3.5

I'm very annoyed because I didn't like this book very much until the last quarter or so and now I have to read the next one. 🙃
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