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Against the Currant by Olivia Matthews

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funny lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0

A Spell for Trouble by Esme Addison

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

3.5

This was not bad. It has the typical cozy elements with an amateur sleuth that asks too many questions and loves to put themselves in dangerous situations,

Would recommend if you would enjoy an apothecary setting and water witches
Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 61%.
I picked this up just to see what the hype was about and surprise surprise I didn't love it. The only reason I kept going for so long was just curiosity. I don't really like Jordan, Cole is a piece of shit and I knew exactly what would happen there. Pike is probably the character I like the most and that's not saying much,
Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Enjoyed this. I will say though that I was very surprised by
the reveal of Serapio's father and that it had a happy ending. Because there has been so much death and destruction I genuinely did not expect that
Christmas in Spite of You by K.C. Mills

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funny 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? It's complicated

4.5

I really disliked the set up for this book and was worried that I would not like it but I'm so glad I kept reading because it was so worth it. The circumstances that lead to Noel and Kanton meeting are straight out of a rom com and this book will give you ALL the Christmas vibes (with the exception of snow because it's Atlanta) Highly recommend if you want a cute feel good Christmas romance
Amari and the Despicable Wonders by B.B. Alston

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

Definitely going to read the next one but why did B.B. do us like that?
Blood Colony by Tananarive Due

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.
I really enjoyed the first two books in this series but it's been almost a year since I read book 2. It also feels like its stating to shift to focusing on the next generation and I don't want that
King of Ice: The Cartel Elements Series: Book 3 by Asia Monét

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challenging dark emotional lighthearted sad tense 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

4.75

Perfect conclusion to the series. Brielle did piss me off at one point but still worth it
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Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien

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mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I'm surprised that I actually finished this. Lana was definitely annoying at times....and stupid. The fact that this was written in 2018 is clear through the writing cause some of it is definitely dated but it wasn't terrible. 

One thing that annoyed me was the
constant references to Lana's past relationship. We never find out what happened or why so what was the point in mentioning it? Also she's been moping about it and it's been over a year...
Rise of Empire by Michael J. Sullivan

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

3.0

I was surprised at how much I enjoyed Theft of Swords and this was such a disappointing follow up. It felt way too long, we were introduced to all these new characters for what and then the ending kinda pissed me off.
With that said I do think that we've been set up for a really epic ending but we'll see if that is true.