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Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

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challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I love her books so much bc they never feel like a story, they feel like life.
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The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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

4.0

This was probably my favorite in the series. The reason why it wasn’t a 5 bc Avery’s relationship with the brothers kind of confused me along with some writing choices, but I loved the story line and the ending.
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The Stranger in Seat 8B by Nikki Castle

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

2.75

Damien 😍😍😍 so hot tbh
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The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

I felt like some parts were redundant and some were confusing. But I loved the relationship between Lenore and rusty and rusty and the daughters and ben and Charlie
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Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

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adventurous funny lighthearted slow-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

2.5

Percy had a lot of internalized misogyny I feel like and she was just so hard to like 
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The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth

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emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

3.75

I really liked this book. It’s not at all like I thought it would be. It’s about love, acceptance, courage, compassion, and ambition from literally all angles. 
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Temper by Layne Fargo

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

2.0

I liked the sexual fluency of the characters. I can see why people would like this book but it wasn’t for me.
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Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Very, very gory. Check trigger warnings. I thought it was kind of predictable but I loved the sister relationship.
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The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes by Xio Axelrod

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emotional hopeful inspiring relaxing slow-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

3.75

I really liked it but there were some spelling errors and I felt like it moved really slow and that it could have been shorter but I really liked the story and I do recommend it. 
River Wild by Samantha Towle

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challenging dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I felt like in some parts it seemed like physical abuse was just traded for mental abuse. but i don’t feel super strongly about that and river was very redeemable.
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