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422 reviews

Slap Shot by Chelsea Curto

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

loved the build up of the relationship !!! 

Trespasses by Louise Kennedy

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

i loved the writing in this book. (hated the punctuation or lack thereof) but the story is beautifully tragic 

Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America by Wil Haygood

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense slow-paced

5.0

an important book

Coldhearted Boss by R.S. Grey

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

devoured this book 

A Rebel Without Claws by Juliette Cross

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

loved to be back here ! 

Reverse Pass by Maggie Rawdon

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

The main character made me so mad. She was so passive. If I was the MMC, I wouldn't have forgiven her. 

The Grammarians by Cathleen Schine

emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

4.25

loved the linguistic nature of the book but the sisters fighting for majority of it pissed me off 

Puck & Prejudice by Lia Riley

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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

4.5

cute take on time travel ! also the main character is friends w Jane Austen hehehe

Unromance by Erin Connor

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.75

really cute ode to the rom com and all the tropes in them. 

Dream Girl Drama by Tessa Bailey

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

Tessa Bailey, you can’t keep getting away with this!!!