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125 reviews

The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer

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

4.5

An insightful story about life and regrets w/loveable characters and relationships. While not a fast read I kept picking it up wanting to know what would happen next. Also I did the audiobook and the narrator was fantastic.
A Deal with the Elf King by Elise Kova

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

3.5

A fun fantasy romance, bit of spice but more fantasy. I enjoy the relationship and side characters just wished the magic and world was explored more.
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

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adventurous hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

I loved the narrative choice in the story as someone writing a letter giver her life story to the child of the man she loved. The characters and their relationship was the what kept me reading and atmosphere of 1940s New York was amazing. 
Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò

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informative reflective

3.0

Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places by Colin Dickey

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informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.5

Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica

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

5.0

This is an amazing read. Great building and payoff, several red herrings and constantly guessing on what happened is happening.
The Loophole by Naz Kutub

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emotional hopeful 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

2.75

Its was good, a little disjointed with some cringe characters that never landed.
Eight Hundred Grapes by Laura Dave

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 38%.
You read one book about a struggling California vineyard w/a FMC w/ marriage problems you’ve read them all.
That Summer Feeling by Bridget Morrissey

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

4.0

A cute rom-com about overcoming past failures and fears, learning about new love and taking a risk. An enjoyable setting and fun characters, a great read for the summer.
Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real About the End by Alua Arthur

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

A look into the life of a death doula. I love how this book is written in a circular fashion one part memoirs one part story.  Flowing the life and lost we all go through.