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Where There is Smoke, There is Fire by Monique Fisher

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 4%.
Beasts of War by Ayana Gray

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adventurous challenging dark hopeful tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Satisfying ending
Private Agenda by Christina C. Jones

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funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

I love being back in The Heights but I have to admit
I do not like Duke. I didn't like the way he treated Camille even after they started to get to know each other. He did make up for it eventually though
Love Codes by Asia Monet

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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? N/A

4.5

Miles is so sweet. I love him and Maria together
A Novel Christmas by Charity Shane

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 50%.
This started off well for me however I think I'm not a fan of the author's writing. That being said I can see how others would love it. It's a small Christmas town romance and it is very cute. For me things started to go downhill when the
fmc gets catty with another woman for being a little flirty. And while I can understand that the way that she handled it was immature and I didn't appreciate the way she talked about the other woman behind her back. The mmc also refers to the fmc in a "not like other girls way" that I found offputting. I also just found a lot of the dialogue to be cringey
Where We Found Our Home by Natasha Bishop

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful lighthearted sad 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

Loved this! I love the relationship between Ciara and Lincoln. Love both of their families and found families and I cannot wait to finish the series.

I will say that I was annoyed with
both the way that Ciara felt like she had to face everything on her own and the way that Lincoln felt responsible for things that he had no control over. Both of those are some of my pet peeves. In addition I did find some of the dialogue to be a little cringe but I loved their story and the ending was satisfying
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Murder by Page One by Olivia Matthews

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.
A Glimmer of Death by Valerie Wilson Wesley

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

1.0

I originally DNFed this at 92% because I truly just didn't care. The main character has no valid reason to be involved in any of this. Everyone is calling her like "you're all I have" HOW?? You don't know that girl.

Because I wanted to be be Investigator Throreaux in Noir Apothecary for Blackooween I decided to finish it because the last book that I was planning to read was boring and I knew that with my busy schedule I probably wouldn't finish it in time. 
By the time we get to the end of this book we're told that everyone is a big happy family who looks out for their own and I'm confused because at the beginning of this book the characters either didn't know or hardly talked to each other
Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder by Valerie Burns

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dark emotional tense fast-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? Yes

3.0

A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collette

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

2.0

I know that MCs in cozies are usually dumb but Bronwyn takes it to a whole new level