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Beach Read

Emily Henry

funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Eldritch Sparks

Whitney Hill

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Candid Life of Meena Dave

Namrata Patel

3.25

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Gifts of Imperfection

Brené Brown

3.0

funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus

3.75

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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: Complicated

Be sure to read the trigger warnings. I was not expecting some of the content. That said, this book is somehow sad and serious while still being a “feel-good” book at the same time. I enjoyed it a lot even though I was angry for the main character most of the way through.

Elemental

Whitney Hill

3.25

adventurous 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

This one is hard to rate. It was interesting and kept me engaged. I cared about the characters and wanted to get to know them more. But it didn’t wrap up very well and left a bunch of plot holes. I will read the next in the series.