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Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors

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

5.0

Everyone said I would love this book and everyone was right. The last paragraph had me in tears. This is a story about sisters, but it cut so deep. It really makes you appreciate the ups and downs of family… the good, the bad, and the ugly. This one is going to stay with me for a while.
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Once More from the Top by Emily Layden

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 56%.
Life is too short for books you aren’t enjoying. I think I expected more murder mystery and less Taylor swift 
So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison

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dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I’m a pretty big fan of this author, but I gotta say I thought this one was just fine. If you want a girl power feminist vampire story this is a fun one… but I think it was lacking a little plot. That being said, I love her writing style and I thought these characters were very fun. It’s a little gory, but it is a vampire book after all!
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Double Exposure by Elissa R. Sloan

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challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced
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  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Hollywood romance from start to finish that was dark and messy and really really emotional. A big emphasis on pregnancy/miscarriages/infertility/abortion which may be hard for some. I think the author handled it all really well and in a brutal but realistic way. This author does Hollywood stories so well!!
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Haunted Ever After by Jen DeLuca

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funny hopeful mysterious medium-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? No

3.25

If you’re looking for a ghost story, but you don’t want a thriller… Haunted Ever After is perfect for you! It’s a meet cute, he falls first set in a small town that’s full of hauntings. I wasn’t obsessed with it, but I think it was the perfect book to read for the start of fall! 
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The Break-Up Pact by Emma Lord

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.75

I will read anything Emma Lord writes! Fake dating meets second chance meets do revenge with a lot of scone talk and a sprinkle of grief. This was super cute and very funny but also a little steamy?! Love to see it 
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Four Weekends and a Funeral by Ellie Palmer

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dark emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

4.25

The ending read like the most perfect romcom to ever exist. These characters felt like people you know, and their struggles, especially with grief were so so so real. I feel giddy and swoony and so happy after finishing this 
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We Love the Nightlife by Rachel Koller Croft

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adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

this one was for the party girls and it absolutely was!! Vampires. Disco. Power struggles. Multiple timelines of chaos. Very very toxic but also very very endearing?! The ending was soooo bittersweet!!!
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Do Me a Favor by Cathy Yardley

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emotional funny hopeful medium-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

3.75

A sweet second chance romance with two older mc! You love to see it but really this one got me right in my feels!!
The Blonde Dies First by Joelle Wellington

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This one was such a fun twist on the horror movie trope!! It’s YA and gave me immediate stranger things vibes (which I loved)! Wellington is able to create this situations that you leave you on the edge. It’s funny horror movies terrify me but books like this have me wanting more 
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