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Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

3.0

The final thoughts:
  1. I would have hated this book if it was set in America. British slang and lifestyle is so much more likeable. The setting between England & Scotland made this book.
  2. I really never want to be a seventeen year old again. The teenage years are an angsty mess I want to leave behind — YA contemporary usually isn’t for me but see above.
  3. Talia Hibbert is lovely and hilarious. I want to devour anything she writes.
  4. The OCD rep and character diversity were enjoyable additions.
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Terms and Conditions by Lauren Asher

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 13%.
Billionaire drama is not for me.
An Unexpected Peril by Deanna Raybourn

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adventurous mysterious 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

Garlic & the Vampire by Bree Paulsen

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adventurous funny inspiring 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

So freaking adorable. Love the deeper message too. Even though I’m clearly not the target audience, I still enjoyed it very much.
Nightshade by Keri Lake

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

3.0

Ahhh smh — par for the course with Keri Lake — I’m honestly in love with the first half of all her stories and then they completely go downhill for me. I did love the angels & demons vibe of this one. That ending was not it for me. I may or may not read the conclusion story (book two).

Wins:
  • The purgatory-type setting
  • Dudes with wings
  • Lustina’s backstory (historical perspective was so much better)
  • OTP trope
  • Creepy demons (the thrills)
  • Constantine (the movie) vibes 
  • Jane Eyre (the book) vibes; Rochester in a gothic castle atmosphere
  • Dual timeline — multi perspective

Losses:
  • Farryn’s whiny-ass perspective 
  • Alphahole behaviour
  • Aggressive sex scenes
  • About 100 pages TOO FUCKING LONG
  • the pregnancy omg NO
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The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje

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

3.0

I enjoyed it more than The English Patient but its overall plot and storyline was still hard to follow (perspective and time-wise); there were so many diverse characters to follow. Felt autobiographical but was a work of fiction — interesting voyage.
B.F.F.: A Memoir of Friendship Lost and Found by Christie Tate

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

I feel like I enjoyed this one less than Group but it was still an interesting journey. Maybe it came across a little too white privileged at times (strong middle class America vibes) but I could relate to her struggles and be compassionate. Losing a friend to cancer is so tough — we can all relate to that.
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Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez

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Did not finish book.
Witcha Gonna Do? by Avery Flynn

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Did not finish book.
A Murderous Relation by Deanna Raybourn

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adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

5.0

Best. One. Yet.