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Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung

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

4.0

What We Kept to Ourselves by Nancy Jooyoun Kim

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

3.0

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas

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

4.25

Those Pink Mountain Nights by Jen Ferguson

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dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

Less Than by A.D. Long

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

5.0

The Wake-Up Call by Beth O'Leary

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

3.25

Murder on the Red River by Marcie R. Rendon

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

4.0

It Happened One Christmas by Chantel Guertin

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emotional 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? It's complicated

3.5

An Unexpected Path by Megan McSpadden

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emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

I fully admit that romance is not my go-to genre. But when the book is the debut novel written by a fellow reader and wonderful person, I will pick it up every time. An Unexpected Path represents my favorite kind of pleasant surprise.

Two main characters, both broken and a bit oblivious to it. Supporting characters who are funny, supportive and fully imagined. A dog… or twenty-one. Put them together with a storyline that is unique and creative, and you have the perfect feel-good story. 

Reading this going into the holiday season helped get me out of a reading slump, and definitely boosted my overall mood.

Meg, I am so proud of you! You reached for the stars, and reached them! Can’t wait to read Nellie and Teddy’s story.