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229 reviews

The Woods by Harlan Coben

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

I enjoyed the narrator. I just felt like it was really hard to connect to the characters enough to care. There wasn’t much depth to them. 
I don’t mind that it was far fetched but the ending was a bit rushed for me. 
It was an easy listen. I liked the courtroom scenes the most and that wasn’t even the main storyline lol. 

Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel by Mariah Marsden

emotional funny sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Grimm Tales: For Young and Old by Philip Pullman

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

4.75

This was such a fun read! I laughed a lot of this and it was very different for me but I will deffo be revisiting 
I find it hard to rate a collection of short stories as I loved some more than others but overall very enjoyable 

The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

This follows main character Lina who works at a tech company and is at war with her coworker Aaron Blackford. She needs a date to her sisters wedding back home in Spain and ends up agreeing in taking Aaron as a mutual favour as he needs her to be his date to a black tie event.

Tropes: co workers, enemies to lovers, fake dating 

Okay so I kinda liked this. I thought it would be awfully over the top and whilst it was a little cringe at times (I don’t really like cringey romance) it wasn’t too much and I thought there were a lot of cute moments. 
I looooooove Aaron Blackford - what a man

Loved the scenes with her family love Spanish family vibes it was very cutesy 
I mostly enjoyed the smut it made me SHOOK definitely well done
Would probably recommend for a light and easy read

Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score
Did not finish book. Stopped at 42%.

I really really need to stop reading books that are hyped especially romances. 
Just whyyyyyy 😭😭 this year is the year of the DNF as time is too short to waste on books I know I’m only going to give a low rating. 
The cringe level got so high I had to put down. 
If it’s your thing that’s great but maybe I’m not a fan of romance anymore???? It was just cheesy 

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

funny hopeful inspiring 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? N/A

4.0

Well this was cute! 
I debated over a high 3 or 4 star and stuck with 4 stars as overall good vibes from this book. 

Genre/themes: children, magical creatures, cosy, self love 

I think I enjoyed this as I didn’t expect too much from it. Just a feel good book exploring what it’s like to feel stuck and how to love who you are. 

Godkiller by Hannah Kaner

adventurous emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I really enjoyed this and I probably wouldn’t have picked this up if it wasn’t a book club pick but I’m happy I did!! I’m not a big fantasy girlie but trying to broaden my reading this year and I’m a fan!
I loved the characters all very loveable. I thought they were all well thought out 
I enjoyed that it was quick and fast paced but looking forward to learning more about the world hopefully in #2

I was unsure about the multiple POVs but tbf it worked for me and I felt like I probably felt closer to the characters because of it 
Sometimes you want to read about one more than the other but wasn’t the case with this

Starting a kissen fan club bc she is badass 

Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

2.75

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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? N/A

5.0

Good Girls Don't Die by Christina Henry

adventurous dark emotional mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

4.75

love Christina Henry and this might have been my favourite by her so far. Definitely the best to go into this with as little background as possible. 
Really enjoy her writing style and wasn’t bored or overwhelmed despite the multiple POVs.