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My December Darling by Lauren Asher

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emotional funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

i get this was supposed to be a novella but - first of all idk if i’d call 250 pages a novella - this moved way too fast. i didn’t care about the characters at all. like not even a little bit. you don’t get to know them but there’s somehow just so many words??? 
How My Neighbor Stole Christmas by Meghan Quinn

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emotional funny tense 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

took me a minute to get over the fact that the main character’s name was Storeebook lol
The Christmas Fix by Lucy Score

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

3.25

i love lucy score books so i was kinda disappointed in this one :/ took a while to get invested in. wanted to punch noah in the face. ya know that kinda thing. 
A False Start by Elsie Silver

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adventurous funny medium-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

4.0

only took until the last book in this series for elsie silver to not make the man a literal idiot like she did in the 3 books before this one. 
The Front Runner by Elsie Silver

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

2.75

I love Elsie Silver but i am getting so irritated with the way these men behave!!! WHY would you say that honesty is a deal breaker and end things with a perfect woman when 1- she NEVER LIED and 2- YOU WERE KNOWN FOR BEING A SNAKEY ASSHOLE?! like bffr !!!
A Photo Finish by Elsie Silver

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

4.0

i am pipsqueak the horse’s #1 fan
Off to the Races by Elsie Silver

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adventurous emotional fast-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? No

3.75

i very nearly DNFed this at 80% (yes that far into the book) because the mmc made such a shitty ass choice that it made me physically ill. 
Poor Things by Alasdair Gray

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adventurous dark emotional slow-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

4.0

woman likes to yap and have sex. man decides that means she’s crazy. (she’s not)
Beach Read by Emily Henry

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emotional funny hopeful 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? No

4.5

reading this made me have an epiphany about why i love romance books so much so do with that what you will
Rock Bottom Girl by Lucy Score

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

4.0

all my bitches HATE a third act breakup. the rest of the book tho? adorable. revolutionary. iconic. never the same.