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Never Been Shipped

Alicia Thompson

5.0

emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-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

Look Before You Leap

Virginia Heath

4.25

funny hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was adorable🥰. I love a feisty FMC, and Lottie fit the bill perfectly. I also enjoyed how Guy just couldn't cope with how smart and blunt she was, so he had no choice in how he felt. With historicals, I think it's a tough needle to thread to deal with the mores of the time period, and still try to make it "feel" current. Heath did a great job and this was a good time.😍

Sunny Side Up: A Novel

Katie Sturino

2.0

hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I appreciated what the author was trying to do, but it read more like a self-help/self-actualization book than a contemporary romance. This ended up being a very "tell", not "show" story, which made it hard for me to empathize with the FMC. Also, the romance felt very ... forced? There was no real tension (imo), so I ultimately didn't really care about MCs. Solid effort, but not for me.

All's Fair in Love and War

Virginia Heath

4.0

hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Entwined

Rebecca Quinn

5.0

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

Worth every page. When I saw how long the book was, I had some concerns simply because I thought maybe it would be "rambly". Turns out, nothing to worry about. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Every twist was important, and the way this trilogy ended is the way all good series should be wrapped up. And the scenes that we have all been waiting for?🔥😝 Delivered on every level. If this was the debut series, I can't wait to see what Quinn has in store for the future. Well done, darling girl.😍

Caught Up

Navessa Allen

4.25

dark funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense 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

The Perfect Escape: A Summer Spanking Novella

Clio Evans

4.0

mysterious tense fast-paced

Fates Defied

Aimee Vance

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Holy moly. 🤯 Talk about an author who has GROWN since the first book. Honestly, this book gave me the same feelings I had when I read Kingdom of Ash. Anxiety, laughter, heartbreak, and joy. This is the way a trilogy (or any book series) should end; providing the reader with the full gamut of emotions. It was a gift to be able to read these words and "live" with these characters, and I am so grateful that Aimee Vance went through what she did to get her here, because this was a story that I didn't know I needed. Bravo.🥰👏