romancereadinglist's Reviews (417)

The Roommate

Rosie Danan

4.5

medium-paced

Loveable characters: Yes

All Fours

Miranda July

5.0

challenging emotional informative reflective 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

A masterpiece.

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

Akwaeke Emezi

4.75

emotional

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

For Real

Alexis Hall

4.5

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

The Devil of Downtown

Joanna Shupe

4.25

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

The Art of Catching Feelings

Alicia Thompson

3.75

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I love Alicia Thomason’s writing. I had some problems with the pacing of this book and ultimately I didn’t find it as brilliant as her previous, With Love From Cold World. But it’s very charming and of-the-moment and well worth a read.

One-Star Romance

Laura Hankin

4.25

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really loved this. Unlike many romances, the romance unfurls over a loooong period of time (like a decade) which I really appreciated. And the book is arguably as much about messy friendships and navigating your 20s as it is a love story, but I thought it was beautifully balanced. Laura Hankin is such a talented writer and I will definitely read more from her.