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Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional hopeful 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

4.5

I don’t think I was expecting to enjoy this as much as I did. Fleetwood Mac was on my Spotify Wrapped so just felt right to read this.
Really quick read and honestly Warren who is definitely a side character is hilarious. This is basically a book that is read as a article. Your getting the bands’ thoughts years after the fact. And reading them is great but the miscommunication at time is SO frustrating. And Eddie probably my least favorite character after Nicci (or whatever this name is).

Only sort of compliment besides the irritating miscommunication.

I mean Daisy loving Billy ends up being that plot point you know. Gets you to the climax and gets the ball rolling on the band falling apart. But I really wish the author didn’t do that. I feel like they could have had this amazing platonic friendship which you could see when they started writing. But it was the story. I just wish they could have made them amazing friends. I would have liked that better.

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Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

The pacing in the first part was kind of slow (and it coincided with me starting my work week) but sometimes books just have to layout all the MCs for you. Definitely picked up in the last half (3/4s ish) and was really enjoyable. It was almost too much for me toward the end because a lot happened. Had to go back and reread certain sections to make sure I wasn’t missing something. Otherwise I would recommend there are some changes in how text is presented at points (for example used screenplay/theater play for dialogue) which I think fits but might not be everyone’s cup of tea.

The book kind of reminded me of the Supernatural/Scooby Doo crossover when the gang finds out not every mystery is a person in a mask.

Maybe not really spoiler but just my two cents below.

read a comment where someone said they read the Andy/Kerri relationship as predatory. Maybe I have bad reading comprehension but I did not get that at all. I thought their friendship and MAYBE more (later) was really well done.

Witcha Gonna Do? by Avery Flynn

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.75

Story is in first person. Not usually a huge fan but I think it worked for this book. But the book was kind of meh for how interesting the premise was.

How To Bite Your Neighbor & Win A Wager by D.N. Bryn

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced