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Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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
“Bumpier journeys lead to better destinations. You. Me. We’re the best destination of all.”
“I can’t be expected to make promises under the influence of pasta and wine!”
“I wonder if I’m who I’m meant to be or if I’m just too distracted to keep evolving.”
“Time is change. But letting it move you forward is hard.”
“I can’t be expected to make promises under the influence of pasta and wine!”
“I wonder if I’m who I’m meant to be or if I’m just too distracted to keep evolving.”
“Time is change. But letting it move you forward is hard.”
Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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
“My duty as an American forces me to buy Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups wherever I may find them.”
“But I’m not you, Peter. I need people I love around me every day to be happy.”
“He cared about work above all else. As many Americans supposedly did, probably because they didn’t have much of a safety net if they lost their jobs.”
“Here it came at last, inevitable as death, taxes, and the fridging of female characters in action films.”
“But I’m not you, Peter. I need people I love around me every day to be happy.”
“He cared about work above all else. As many Americans supposedly did, probably because they didn’t have much of a safety net if they lost their jobs.”
“Here it came at last, inevitable as death, taxes, and the fridging of female characters in action films.”
A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall
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? Yes
4.0
“I am not sure love unshown is really love at all. What good does caring for a person do if you're never there when they need you?”
“Sometimes it is the most vital thing in the world to be selfish...I don't see what use we can be to others if we must deny our own most fundamental selves. We all have the right to be recognized for who we are.”
“The world teaches men to listen only to what they want to hear and women to tell it to them.”
“Sometimes it is the most vital thing in the world to be selfish...I don't see what use we can be to others if we must deny our own most fundamental selves. We all have the right to be recognized for who we are.”
“The world teaches men to listen only to what they want to hear and women to tell it to them.”
The Legacy by Elle Kennedy
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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
3.0
“I love you. Maybe more than I ever have.”
“I don’t need to win some stupid bet. I’m already the luckiest man in the bar.”
“I don’t need to win some stupid bet. I’m already the luckiest man in the bar.”
Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi
adventurous
emotional
tense
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
“You two. Even when you crash, you intertwine.”
“You are not your mistakes.” Mama Agba holds both of her shoulders, making Amari cry harder. “Do not let one moment define or destroy you. The gods work in mysterious ways. Have faith in their greater plan.”
“You don't get to judge me," I whisper. "I didn't ask for any of this!"
"No one ever aks, but you're here. You're here when so many people aren't!”
“You are not your mistakes.” Mama Agba holds both of her shoulders, making Amari cry harder. “Do not let one moment define or destroy you. The gods work in mysterious ways. Have faith in their greater plan.”
“You don't get to judge me," I whisper. "I didn't ask for any of this!"
"No one ever aks, but you're here. You're here when so many people aren't!”
Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
“Perhaps this is not a question of staying out of trouble, Your Grace. Perhaps this is about deciding on which side of history you want to be.”
“Darling," he said, "I have only begun to love you.”
“Tell me,” he said, “how frustrating is it to be surrounded by people considered your betters when they don’t hold a candle to your abilities?”
“Darling," he said, "I have only begun to love you.”
“Tell me,” he said, “how frustrating is it to be surrounded by people considered your betters when they don’t hold a candle to your abilities?”
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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
4.0
“Do not underestimate the strength it takes to be kind in a world as cruel as ours.”
“First, a story ends when it ends, and not a moment before. If you are unhappy with this ending, make a new one.”
“The past devours those naive enough to forget it.”
“The pain you have endured does not justify the pain you inflict on others.”
“First, a story ends when it ends, and not a moment before. If you are unhappy with this ending, make a new one.”
“The past devours those naive enough to forget it.”
“The pain you have endured does not justify the pain you inflict on others.”
America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States by Erika Lee
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Funny Story by Emily Henry
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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
4.5
“You can't force a person to show up, but you can learn a lesson when they don't”
“I’m a cynic. And a cynic is a romantic who’s too scared to hope.”
“But no one person can be everything we need.”
“I’m a cynic. And a cynic is a romantic who’s too scared to hope.”
“But no one person can be everything we need.”
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
challenging
emotional
reflective
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
4.0
“The masters could not bring water to boil, harness to horse or strap their own drawers without us. We were better than them. We had to be. Sloth was literal death for us, while for them it was the whole ambition of their lives.”
“But we must tell our stories, and not be ensnared by them.”
“There was no peace in slavery, for every day under the rule of another is a day of war.”
“But we must tell our stories, and not be ensnared by them.”
“There was no peace in slavery, for every day under the rule of another is a day of war.”