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Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus

5.0

emotional funny inspiring 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: Complicated

Paris for One

Jojo Moyes

3.0

adventurous 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: Complicated

Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard

Tom Felton

4.0

emotional funny hopeful reflective slow-paced

Happy Place

Emily Henry

3.0

emotional sad tense slow-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

3.5 ☆

This is quite a difficult book to review for me. On the one hand, there was plenty that I liked about it, but on the other it didn't really work for me?

I liked the fake dating, gorced proximity, he falls first, and lovers to enemies to lovers aspects; I found the whole friendship group a bit baffling, but maybe that's on me because I don't have that sort of friendship circle myself. Very codependant anyways. Not a huge fan of the miscommunication trope, at all - so that did fall flat for me. And the whole group were lying or hiding things from each other, and themselves, which drove me insane! Doesn't seem very friendly, is all I'm saying.

I'd still recommend it to others to read, but I wouldn't read it again myself.