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44 reviews

Paper Towns by John Green

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adventurous inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This is like one of my favorite books. The quotes I always remember, the characters I want to be and reading the week before graduation hit different. Everyone should read this book. It will always pull me back to senior year. 
Normal People by Sally Rooney

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 31%.
Needed something different 
We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was my favorite one out of all of them but my problem with the series is it starts off so realistic and cute but then it gets so crazy and somewhat unbelievable. I can’t imagine making the choices Belly does. 
It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han

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funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

This one was better than the last one wouldn’t read again but it was good
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Wasn’t great.  wasn’t bad. nothing stood out to me that made it different from any other coming of age story. I’m hoping they get better but if not that’s okay to. 
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

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adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

This was an amazing book. I read it in under 9 hours. It started off a lot like outer banks and I loved that. I will recommend it to so many people and will likely read again to see how it changes knowing the ending. 
I cried a lot at the end
Beach Read by Emily Henry

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I loved this book. It was funny and lighthearted. It felt like two friends who met and didn’t plan on falling in love but did. It felt realistic and warm. Would recommend and would read again. 
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People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

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funny lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

A very very slow build but once I hit page 200 I didn’t put it down. Alex is absolutely a dream guy. I struggle with the fast forward and flash back. I don’t plan reading again. 
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

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funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Wasn’t bad wasn’t amazing. It was warm but not a ton of smut. I felt the connection between the characters but it seemed a bit rushed. 
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

This book was absolutely amazing. It was sweet. I loved the sexual tension shown between the little strange dares from Anh. Adam and Olive are now like my favorite couple.