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56 reviews

Deep End by Ali Hazelwood

funny lighthearted 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

3.75

Pierce Brown's Red Rising: Sons of Ares, Vol. 3: Forbidden Song by Pierce Brown, Rik Hoskin, Kewber Baal

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

Pierce Brown's Red Rising: Sons of Ares, Vol. 2: Wrath by Pierce Brown, Rik Hoskin, Eli Powell

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

James by Percival Everett

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Violence

My Husband by Maud Ventura

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

My Funny Demon Valentine: A Paranormal Demon Romance by Aurora Ascher

lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.75

Lovely One by Ketanji Brown Jackson

hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.75

Give Me Butterflies by Jillian Meadows

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

 For all my girlies in STEM - this one is for you!

Such a delight and made my nerd heart so happy. A workplace romance in the most unlikely of environments, Give Me Butterflies was a joy to read. I was pulled in almost immediately by the banter and ease of which I was able to fall into the world.

For fans of Ali Hazelwood, Tessa Bailey, and Abby Jimenez, I think this is a great place to start off your 2025 reading challenge! Could be a perfect beach read this summer, too! 

The House of My Mother by Shari Franke

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0