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129 reviews

Collide by Bal Khabra

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Stolen Heir by Holly Black

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.75

The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

3.75

The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter

3.75

Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

 

literally, read this book by the pool when I went home to visit family, so the vibes were perfect. I sat by the pool and ignored impending doom that was the idea of going back to work. This book was a fun distraction. That being said, that was probably 2 weeks ago so who knows how weighty this review will actually be. Funny You Should Ask is about a writer girl whose name escapes me and an actor that definitely has a name, but I just called him Chris. I know that this is based on a real story and I think the idea to make that story into a fiction rom-com was definitely worth something. That being said, you can easily tell when the story goes from an adaptation of a story to a brand new fix-all narrative. It felt so realistic and grounded until they took a 

private jet to hallmark land and everything worked out beautifully, with no plan at all.

 
I had really hoped that this book would sustain the grounded real-life feel in spite of its subject matter. I was hoping for a watered-down Emily Henry, but the last view chapters just left me with a beefed-up Wattpad. 

That being said I can't discount the fact that I enjoyed the first 75% of the book, so overall I think it was a success. 

Cons: 

• hallmark endings should be left to Lacey Chabert
• the Chris Evans character felt so one-sided. He was just a dude who was an actor. he felt so unoriginal and unmotivated compared to the main character and her fleshed out

Pros:

• Chris Evans is hot so like I wasn't mad about the love interest.

Theories and Questions:

• how much of this was just self-insertion to a story that the author wished had happened to herself?

Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

emotional funny lighthearted sad 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

5.0

We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han

4.0

It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han

3.5

Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5