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Finlay Donovan Is Killing It

Elle Cosimano

4.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

Very much looking forward to the 2nd in the series. This was fun, tense, and right up my alley.

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Clap When You Land

Elizabeth Acevedo

4.0

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Impactful, eye-opening, heart felt - this story of 2 sisters who find out the other exists upon the death of their father. I stepped out of my comfort zone with this one, as poetry and novel-in-verse is not something I read often and because the author voiced one of the MCs - I opted for the audio book. It was beautiful to listen to and I'm happy to have chosen how I did.

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The Hating Game

Sally Thorne

4.0

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Perfect for stans of the (very) slow burn enemies to lovers trope. I spent the first 7 chapters disliking both characters and the rest of the book falling for them. Pretty damn fitting.

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Among the Beasts & Briars

Ashley Poston

3.0

adventurous dark inspiring 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: No

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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

4.0

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Malibu Rising

Taylor Jenkins Reid

4.25

emotional hopeful reflective 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

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A Psalm for the Wild-Built

Becky Chambers

4.0

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A very nice beginning to what feels like an enjoyable and thought provoking series.

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Under the Whispering Door

TJ Klune

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

Klune has done it again. While I didn't sob like I did after Cerulean Sea, I felt this book so deeply. I did cry though, and they were happy tears yet again. This man writes magic, I tell you. It was just so beautiful. TJ, thank you for writing.

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Verity

Colleen Hoover

2.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I just... I was engrossed utterly and completely in this book. I slept like shit last night, because of this book. I wanted everything from this book.

It was so good, until it wasn't.

It gets a 3.75 because it had me for more than 75% of the book. I know what I prefer to believe, but I truly feel this could've been much more.

I came back to adjust to a 4.5 because wow this book still has me reeling, diving into rabbit holes... really, just really so good. The processing of it all really changed my mind.

#TeamManuscript

Updated: after some time I've come to realize how much I actually hate this book. 2 stars just cuz apparently it pulled a fast one on me and I was temporarily blinded. Not a fan of CH.

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The Three Scrooges

Jeff Lane

3.5

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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