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Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl by Joya Goffney

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

3.75

Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Amaranthine: A Second Chance Romance by Aricka Alexander

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

At this point any Aricka A book is automatic read and I have yet to give anything other than 5 stars. You get a good mix of drama, laughs and love throughout this story. You see old faces and new faces, and the way this story wraps up is beautiful. This makes me want to read the East Kennedy High series even though you can read this as a standalone. 

I told Ari that I’ll have to truly brace myself to read Ben’s story because WTF is his problem. I just want him to get what he deserves for hurting so many people. Even tho he was briefly mentioned throughout, I hate him even more now. 

Overall.. this wa a beautiful second chance romance novel with twists, turns and so much love throughout. LOVED IT! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Waiting for Friday Night by Synithia Williams

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

3.75

Hurricane Summer by Asha Bromfield

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challenging emotional funny reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez by Claire Jiménez

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emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.0

The Secret World of Maggie Grey by Granger

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adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller

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

3.75

The 7-10 Split by Karmen Lee

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

Powerless by Lauren Roberts

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.
The story is repetitive and annoying. Why do we have to keep starting the scenes over from both Paedyn and Kai’s POVs? Just continue forward from the next POV. This makes the story seem unnecessarily long.