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80 reviews

The Front Runner by Elsie Silver

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hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

stefan is a walking, talking green flag and i am here for it

The Wilderness of Girls by Madeline Claire Franklin

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.0

hahahahaha that was actually awful

Catwoman: Soulstealer by Sarah J. Maas

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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? No

4.0

just once i would love for the main character to stay dead in an SJM book JUST ONCE

A Photo Finish by Elsie Silver

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funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

3.5

a 10 year age gap is a little bit icky and cole was a little bit insufferable but violetbilliemira made up for it

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

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emotional informative mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

you see, a takedown of the patriarchy is ok so long as the women doing it aren't this incredibly dumb. it's actually kind of profound how genuinely stupid every character is.

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

*sigh* brace for it
1. i couldn't even give this a biased 5 stars and for me that is saying something
2. ridoc and mira CARRIED
3. it did take me two and half books to realize how annoying and incredibly problematic xaden is but we got there
4. there was something missing and i don't know what it was but the plot just felt...stagnant. we're not in a very different place than we were when iron flame ended and please violet just get over him

The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz

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funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

HEHEHEHEHE I LOVE GAY PEOPLE (and grilled cheese sandwiches)

Quicksilver by Callie Hart

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.5

i would literally rather die than ever lay eyes on this book ever again

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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

i said i wouldn't cry and i lied

Off to the Races by Elsie Silver

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funny informative lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

2.0

the third act break up should've stuck