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Deep End by Ali Hazelwood

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adventurous funny lighthearted reflective medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

All the Stars Align by Gretchen Schreiber

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

1.0

If I ever have to read the words “family”, “Fate” or “the Blessing” again it will be too soon. Seriously the word “family” was on one page 4 times. That’s 3 too many. And it’s almost every single page. We get it, piper feels like an outsider to her family. I originally had this at 2 stars but the more I think about the overuse of those 4 words, the more I’m getting annoyed. While I liked Piper, her mom and her dad, her aunts (who are somehow the only family our dear Piper cares to “belong to”) are controlling, egotistical jackasses. Bless Diana for putting up with the whole mess. I received this E-ARC from NetGalley for free and any opinions are my own. 
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout

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

0.0

It’s only February and I know this is going to be my worst read of 2025. 
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

All the stars!
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

Damnation: A Cinderella Retelling by M.J. Haag

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adventurous dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.5

Disdain: A Cinderella Retelling by M.J. Haag

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

Defiant by M.J. Haag

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dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

Masters of Death by Olivie Blake

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective medium-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

5.0

“Fond as I am of him, he does chronically suffer from a touch of motherf***er”.   “What life could we have had where I never told you that I loved you?”
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

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emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.0