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Will always have my heart 
emotional funny hopeful fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes

Stars and Smoke

Marie Lu

DID NOT FINISH: 22%
adventurous fast-paced

The ending wrapped up a little too quickly, but overall, I really enjoyed this duology. 
adventurous dark sad medium-paced

The ending was a little out there but  overall the book was great! That man loves his cat!!!! 

This was so incredibly dumb. It felt absolutely pointless and I got second hand embarrassment listening to it. 

Wild Side

Elsie Silver

DID NOT FINISH: 35%

I could not stand Tabitha treatment of Rhys. She was fine in the first two books but this was too much.  I might have been able to push through if I didn’t just struggle to finish a different book

I enjoyed the first half of the book. Elle, while annoying and judgmental, had some funny moments. The second half really went off the rails. Average people know that billionaire’s suck and that jets are bad for the environment, but I am not really interested in a self aware billionaire romance. Elle is obsessed with money, particularly how others spend their money. Elle isn’t poor though, she has money and a lot of it. She also judges her sister for any decision she makes and is shocked to learn her sister does not want a life like Elle’s. I wanted to DNF with about 30 pages left, but it felt like a waste. I struggled to finish after the 3 act break-up and 2 year time jump. Elle is also a self insert and it clear to see how the publishing of Lightlark effected Aster. 

UPDATE:
The more I thought about the book, the more I disliked it, so I lowered my rating.