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Strong Female Character by Fern Brady

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funny hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell

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  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

One Big Happy Family by Susan Mallery

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2.0

Author uses a clinical tone throughout that provides bare details without letting the reader sink into them. 
Author's aversion to the word stomach led to an overuse of the word "tummy"

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Funny Feelings by Tarah DeWitt

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

2.75

There was hardly any real conflict. A tiny bit of pining before admitting feelings and then basically all great from there.
Also the out of order, double epilogues were disorientating and unnecessary.