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133 reviews

Circe by Madeline Miller

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.75

loved the writing, loved the main plot, but didn’t enjoy some of the subplots as they didn’t seem to tie in well 

Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

a beautifully written coming of age/ sexuality exploration book

Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola
Did not finish book.

just too many (big?) words and i suppose maybe i’m just not in the mood for this type of book right now. the writing is beautiful tho!

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

dark emotional reflective sad 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

love the book, didn’t enjoy the audiobook as much. unfortunately, watched the show first so the book was kind of underwhelming

The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

it was okay, wouldn’t read it again and probably wouldn’t recommend it to someone but it was written well. nothing too special to me personally

The Dragon's Promise by Elizabeth Lim

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

i do wish we got more of the side characters and their stories but this was one of the best second books i’ve ever read

Tales of the Celestial Kingdom by Sue Lynn Tan

adventurous emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

loved that this was just snippets of other POVs from the duology. the epilogue is what made me the most emotional

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

adventurous dark tense slow-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

4.5

the epilogue confused me a lil and it wasn’t as emotional as i would have liked BUT it is beautifully written and the world building was DELISH, especially for a first in a series

Sweethand by N.G. Peltier

funny lighthearted fast-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

3.75

When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker
Did not finish book. Stopped at 31%.

i guess i just couldn’t get into it, the writing is very descriptive which i love but the world building was confusing??