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152 reviews

The Inmate by Freida McFadden

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This is my 2 fav so far. I have grown accustomed to all her books being laid out the same way. U find out in the last 5% wtf is going on and it’s never who u think. That’s why I use her books as pallet cleansers. 

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This booked is f’d up. It was so good tho. Dark and twist. That  last 75% is 🫣🫣. So glad I finally read it. 

The Deal by Elle Kennedy

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

4.5

I actually very much enjoyed this book. Just when the miss communication trope rears its ugly head, it’s squashed. It doesn’t over take the entire book. The diff levels of heart ache and trauma were so good. Loved the premise and it’s was a great read. Can’t wait to continue the series.

The Perfect Son by Freida McFadden

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Up there on my top 4 books of hers great story. The twist was really good. Left having a few questions. Audio voice was great too. Very well done! 

Be Still My Heart by Sav R. Miller, Emily McIntire

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-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? No

4.0

This was a good murder mystery smut romance. Loved the story

Whistleblower by Kay Cove

adventurous tense fast-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

4.5

One of the best smut books read this year. Very good. Interesting plot. Lots of self questions while reading. Loved it! 

The Locked Door by Freida McFadden

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Prob one of my fav story from Freida. Eerie and didn’t have a clue who the villain was til the end. Although it was a bit underwhelming, it was still great 

Pucking Ever After: Volume 2 by Emily Rath

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful sad tense 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? N/A

5.0

Holy shi*. What the hell did I just read. Cried and laughed my ass off through this entire novella (nearly novel) experience. Where to even begin. I was so destroyed reading about Tess and Ryan. And cry/swooning over Rachel’s delivery and the name pick out.  And then laughing so hard about Cay at the dentist and allll the ensued afterwards. I’m so dead. This book wrecked me. I cannot wait for more answers 🥰

The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand

hopeful informative lighthearted mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

I’m glad I read it. I thought there was a lot of unnecessary things added and characters that had stories that didn’t really pertain to the book and this confused me more. I did this on audio which was an enjoyable experience. Still wonder what the hype was again flag I read it. This is my first book by her

The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory

lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

I listened to this on audio and it was way better that book 1. The narrator actually knew when to break the thoughts which made it an easier listen. The end was a bit irritating. But it was an easy read. I won’t be continuing the series tho