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Desperate Duchesses

Eloisa James

3.0

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Reading this is like watching a soap opera. Tons of characters, lots of talking, lots of flirting, and nothing really happens for pages and pages. Also if you like chess? You’re in for a treat I guess?

Roberta is a really annoying FMC. Just the worst kind of woman who declares she loves someone immediately after laying eyes on them and then goes on to bang her cousin (very far removed but they keep talking about it and it’s weird).

There is a sword fight which is kind of cool. I bumped this rating up from a two bc I listened to part of this and the narrator is excellent.

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A Daring Arrangement

Joanna Shupe

4.5

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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: Yes

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A Notorious Vow

Joanna Shupe

5.0

emotional hopeful 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

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A Princess in Theory

Alyssa Cole

4.5

emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

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The Serpent and the Wings of Night

Carissa Broadbent

4.5

dark emotional mysterious tense 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: Yes

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One Dance with a Duke

Tessa Dare

4.0

emotional lighthearted fast-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: Yes

Not quite as tightly put together as Tessa’s later books but fun nonetheless.

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Always the Almost

Edward Underhill

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-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

An adorable, realistic YA romance with a huge dose of musicianship and art as well as a great friend group and loveable characters. Could not ask for more!!

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The Duke Gets Even

Joanna Shupe

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

Nellie is a reproductive rights advocate and all-around Irish badass and I want to be her bestie so badly. Lockwood is a total stern brunch daddy and the chemistry in this is off the charts. It is also incredibly swoony and emotionally tense. An absolute delight. My fave of the series.

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The Orc from the Office

Kate Prior

3.5

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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The Tyrant Alpha's Rejected Mate

Cate C. Wells

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-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

This book had absolutely NO BUSINESS BEING THIS GOOD.

This title, this cover, this concept? None of it looks like a book I would like and yet - I stayed up way past my bedtime finishing it. The pacing is great and the characters are so so so realistic (lol yes, I am saying that about wolf shifters, fated mates, magic and uhhhh…knots).

Anyway, if you need me I’ll be busy making this series my whole personality.

👍🏻Recommended!! If you love groveling and modern fantasy with gripping plots and incredible tension? This is for you.

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