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300 Sandwiches: A Multilayered Love Story . . . with Recipes

Stephanie Smith

3.0

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

Lots of yummy recipes and more of a reflection on the author's relationship with her father than on her boyfriend.

Secret Asset

Stella Rimington

3.5

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Last Thing He Told Me

Laura Dave

3.0

mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes

Xio Axelrod

3.0

emotional inspiring 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

A bit slow for my tastes. I did enjoy the characters and the other girls in the band.  But the writing isn't strong enough for me to keep at this series.

The Dating Plan

Sara Desai

4.0

emotional lighthearted 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: Yes

The Duke and I

Julia Quinn

4.0

funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A Lowcountry Bride

Preslaysa Williams

2.5

hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

People We Meet on Vacation

Emily Henry

4.0

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

In Five Years

Rebecca Serle

2.0

emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Bone Ships

RJ Barker

4.0

adventurous dark 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: No

Took me a bit of time to get into this one. The world building is impressive and I had to really slow down to grasp all of the terms and really get to know the characters. I was pulled along by a rather decent story. I am not one for maritime books, but I got into the workings of the ships and the mystery of the dragons. Not sure if I will plow through the next two in the series, but this book was definitely enjoyable.

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