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Where Have All the Scoundrels Gone

Louisa Darling

4.0

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Nevermore Bookstore

Cynthia St. Aubin, Kerrigan Byrne

4.0

emotional hopeful 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: Yes

A Marriage of Undead Inconvenience

Stephanie Burgis

4.0

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Sovereign

Raya Morris Edwards

3.0

dark emotional medium-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

Beauty and the Spy

Julie Anne Long

4.0

emotional funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Unveil

Elodie Hart

3.0

emotional slow-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

A Witch's Handbook of Kisses and Curses

Molly Harper

4.0

funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Half a Soul

Olivia Atwater

5.0

adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

My favorite book of 2021.

Only a Promise

Mary Balogh

2.5

emotional hopeful slow-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

I love Mary Balogh, but this book hasn’t aged well.

This book felt like a paranormal Hallmark movie, which usually I would love. It just didn’t work for me. The characters are in their 30’s but talk and act like high schoolers. This cozy little town has an X-rated bakery called Sugar Tits sitting on main street.

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