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Get Thee Off My Lawn: A Regency RomCom with a Swan Problem by Daria Vernon

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

this was unserious in a good way and pretty cute :)

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-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

5.0

worth the hype

Written In The Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

would've been 4 stars but the ending was so abrupt??? literally checked to see if my book was missing pages lmfao

Carols and Chaos by Cindy Anstey

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

Godfather Death by Sally Nicholls

fast-paced

4.0

 This was actually really cute in a grim way. The artwork is amazing. 

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Did not finish book. Stopped at 24%.

the movie was better sorry

Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker

3.0

The Answer is No by Fredrik Backman

3.0

The Printed Letter Bookshop by Katherine Reay

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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

3.0

 This was a cute book that also brought in some seriousness with the emotional baggage. I am wondering, though, why the author kind of started making everything semi-religious 70% into the book? I'm not a religious person, but I don't avoid it or mind reading about it. It was just kind of weird because the author never brought up God or religion and then here we are, past the climax, and we're hit with a load of it. I mean yes, one of the side characters is a priest, but that's the most religious thing that was mentioned until this big religious epiphany. It's just disconcerting (?) to not have any of the MC's be very involved in religion and then suddenly it's a big part of one of their lives? Maybe it's just me. And I guess that's what I get for ignoring the "Inspirational" sticker my library put on the spine.

 My only other gripe is with Janet's story ending. I'm glad she

apologized to Seth. Like yes girl, put on your big girl panties! But the fact that that's when she finally gets to see her grandkid kind of icks me out. Like yes, she did an awful thing, but I don't think it was awful enough to warrant how extreme her kids were acting. Maybe that's also just me. Am I too forgiving? Probably.

Bottom line: cute Hallmark read with some emotional baggage and a come to Jesus moment lmfao