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78 reviews

Twisted Hate by Ana Huang

dark emotional funny 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

3.25

LOVE jules but chapter 46 was so out of pocket like that was so unbelievably unnecessary 😭 

Evidence of the Affair: A Short Story by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional reflective sad fast-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

listen to illicit affairs while reading this. tjr is so insanely talented—to be able to fit that much character development in a short story that is also fully epistolary is amazing

It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover

emotional tense fast-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

2.75

idk man i feel like nothing happened lol. i kinda wanted to just see what happens w lily and atlas and i guess that’s what the book did but i feel like this did not need to be a full novel. i don’t want to keep supporting her which is why i waited for it to borrow from a library and this is prob the last colleen hoover book i’m gonna read. save yourself the time and money honestly it’s baffling how she wrote a whole book about domestic violence while trying to silence her son’s victims

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Driving in the Dark by Jack Harding

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

those women did nothing wrong!

Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.75

the book was honestly not bad for the most part—i was hooked throughout and could not put it down. the ending is kinda ridiculous though

bc how could you possibly date someone for that long not realizing that it is literally the same person you dated before… and the fear of dogs just magically disappearing bc “peggy was just that easy to love” literally made me laugh

and it was poorly executed. i really wanted to like it bc i genuinely did enjoy it until the end, but it just felt really rushed and the two leads were insufferable lol

Gallant by V.E. Schwab

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.5

very haunting of bly manor vibes. v.e. schwab’s writing style is very pretty and she really sets the atmosphere with her worldbuilding but unfortunately there wasn’t much plot until the end

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional reflective medium-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

5.0