a_libra_library's Reviews (267)

Circe

Madeline Miller

4.75

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective tense slow-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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

The Midnight Girls

Alicia Jasinska

DID NOT FINISH: 38%

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Slow story pacing. The romance was thrown in randomly and the world building just wasn't there. 

Your Dad Will Do

Katee Robert

5.0

Midnight Drop

Lee Jacquot

4.0

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Stay with Me

Alexandria House

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

The Christmas Swap

Talia Samuels

3.0

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Margot's story was amazing and I loved it so much. Elli's story...no yuck I couldn't stand her or her POV for the first 50% 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

A Little Magic

Lindsey Lanza

5.0

emotional funny inspiring 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

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Are you a hater of Brothers best friend, childhood friends-lover, second chance with a then and now time line? Because I do and yet... This is one of my TOP romance books ever! 
I love the narrators, the story and families THE TWIST with no third act breakup (kinda). 

Winter wonderland vibes
Snowed in together (screams in mich)
Jewish author/ voices 
Chronic illness rep 
For the Gilmore girlys and swifties 
She falls first, he falls HARDER and waits! The letters?! The snow globes (I'm sobbing 🥹) 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

A Holly Jolly Diwali

Sonya Lalli

3.0

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Toxic relationship

Flow

Kennedy Ryan

3.0

emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was the perfect set up for the the next two books and I loved listening to these characters and then... the ending happened and I literally wanted to scream and throw my headphones away... Dramatic yes but so real 
Anyways... I'll start the next books soon. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Racism, Pregnancy

Bear Naked with the Bearded Baller

Amy Award

3.0

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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This novella did what I needed it to do to convince me to read the Cocky Kingsman series. 
It was fast-pace, steamy and funny. Also I'm a sucker for a snow storm. 

My only issue with this novel is the use of the term "Heroin Chic". Maybe it's just me however there are other ways to talk about the issue of plus models "not being trendy" and criticize straight size models and how they are used and abusive just as plus size models are. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Fatphobia, Sexual content