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All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham

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3.75

Bet On It by Jodie Slaughter

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emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.25

Abolish the third act breakup!!!!!!!!!

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Chain of Thorns by Cassandra Clare

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

After falling in love with these characters in the first two books, I can’t help but be disappointed with how this ended. I understand why the ending was changed and fully support the decision, I just can’t help but find it unrealistic and unsatisfying. I have so many more questions than answers.

The love triangle should have included different characters. I will die on that hill. And the declarations of love were so repetitive I found myself convinced I had accidentally rewound the audio.

All in all I’m glad to be done with this series but so sad that I will never encounter a living Will or James Herondale again.

What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

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emotional funny inspiring 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

4.5

I WANT TO LIVE IN THIS WORLD FOREVER AND BE FRIENDS WITH ALL OF THESE PEOPLE.

I am only taking off the half star because the third act’s inciting incident felt a bit contrived, and I didn’t really get why it played out the way it did? Other than that, no notes.

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The American Roommate Experiment by Elena Armas

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lighthearted reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

This book made me realize why some people hated Spanish Love Deception.

From the obvious self-insert of the author as the FMC to the completely undeveloped MMC I did not connect with these characters on any level. The slow build was far too slow and when *the sex* finally happened it was more wish fulfillment than actual realistic sex. I was so uncomfortable with the self-insert that I could not enjoy this relationship at all.

So much of this book is needless drama created by the main characters’ lack of boundaries with the people in their lives. The main characters from SLD come back in a way that is so far from meaningful other than for our MMC and FMC to feel guilty for keeping weird not-secrets from her.

I just didn’t care what happened to these characters at all, which was disappointing after having enjoyed Spanish Love Deception so much.

Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation by Erika Krouse

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challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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