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Beach Read by Emily Henry

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  • 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

4.25

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune

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emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

Beyond the Kingdoms by Chris Colfer

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adventurous funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez

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emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

4.25

Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

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adventurous 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

3.5

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

5.0

Perfect rom-com! No infuriating tropes (I'm looking at you, miscommunication). Book Lover is a gentle story of two people with complementary careers and similar lifestyles falling in love, and two adult sisters working through grief and finding new ground for their relationship. It's almost a coming-of-age story for a woman who is afraid of self-discovery, but the options in front of her demand that she know herself well enough to accept the happiness, contentment, and lasting love being offered.
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It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

The Coworker by Freida McFadden

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The first 100 pages were slow and boring. I didn't care for the author's writing. The characters were irritating and it was hard for me to read the scenes when a character is bullied. However, the story is actually quite good. I was surprised by the overall ending and the small threads that were tied up. There was a gaping plot hole that left me wondering
how the charges against Natalie were dropped
. I think were a few references to the resolution but not a good enough explanation for me. 
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