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Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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adventurous emotional inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

tjr books will never not consume my soul. I love everything about this book I love Carrie, I love Bowe, I love Javier, I love tennis. that is all
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-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

4.0

This was a solidly cute book I will def read the next one. I love Emily my woman in magical stem and I love Wendell my con artist man who’s job is cozy house. They’re both the worst and the best and that’s what makes this book so cutesy.
The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

4.0

this was surprisingly smutty but i’m not complaining. The whole premise is absolutely insane and i’m upset bc when is it my turn to marry someone for free housing and conveniently find out they’re a millionaire??? ugh cute
Twelve by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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

3.0

this was an unnecessary novella but it was still cute to see the characters older.
Bad Blood by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

idk how anyone can possibly be okay after the events of this book. truly fucked up in the grandest of proportions— like get yourself a one way ticket to trauma city level. there is a sequel type novella that’s in the print version that i got from the library so i’m reading that next but first i need to recover from this insanity. tbh the only thing that would’ve made this series better is if i cared at all about dean and cassie like i just don’t think they had that much chemistry but when your life revolves around serial killers how much social intelligence can you really have? (the way i used almost all the trigger warning tags is crazy)

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All In by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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adventurous challenging dark 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

4.25

okay so i was in a reading slump idk why (actually my lady jane is why) but this books plot was CRAZY. I was not expecting all those connections to the previous books and after that ENDING??? yeah this one gets 4.25/5 stars.
Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

these books are wild why do they freak me out so much omg. still liked it though
The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

oh this series is scratching the ya mystery need so good rn. Is it the best written thing ever? no, it’s def very 2010s ya with the way the characters talk sometimes but i enjoyed it anyway.
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

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

4.5

This was a super cute book! Think house in the cerulean sea but with witches—the vibes were immaculate. 
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

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dark tense fast-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

3.5

i was expecting more of a thriller than this was tbh. just morally grey people being morally grey. not good but also not bad.