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Old Babes in the Wood by Margaret Atwood

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

A fabulous collection of short stories, written by an amazing author. My favourite stories include: My Evil Mother, Morte de Smudgie, The Dead Interview, Freeforall, Metemypsychosis: Or, the Journey of the Soul, Airborne: A Symposium, and Widows. 
Barbarian's Prize by Ruby Dixon

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense 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

Absolutely loved Tiffany and Salukh's story. He was so sweet and patient with her. They were absolutely adorable. Not as much spicy stuff as I would like, but definitely spicy 🌢🌢🌢🌢🌢 The ending was delightful, can't wait to read Barbarian's Mate!
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The Beast by Katee Robert

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

Loved it! Beauty and the Beast is my favourite fairytale, and I am absolutely delighted with Katee Robert's retelling of it. The spice was extra nice πŸ˜‰ and I really enjoyed the characters, especially Isabelle having sisters. I'm very intrigued with what will happen next in this series, I can't wait to read The Sea Witch. 
Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah

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

5.0

What a sweet story! Super easy to read, great plot, loved the characters and loved the H.E.A., it was exactly what I wanted for the characters!
The Break by Katherena Vermette

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Interesting story, really well written, incredibly heavy.
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb

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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

An interesting and at times, difficult, story. Lori talks about her clients in a kind, compassionate, but realistic way, not glossing over the parts that make them human. I also enjoyed her own story and therapy and the self realization that she found in her therapy sessions with Wendell. It's an interesting look into therapy.
A Worthy Opponent by Katee Robert

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I think Tink and Hook's story may be my favourite one yet! I love all of Tink's spice, she's an incredibly strong character, I love how sweet on her Hook is. The spicy 🌢🌢 scenes were πŸ₯΅πŸ₯΅
The Bookstore Sisters by Alice Hoffman

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

5.0

A cute novella about the relationship between sisters, and the desire to escape and for wanting more. 
Radiant Sin by Katee Robert

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adventurous challenging lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Absolutely incredible! I adore this series. Radiant Sin isn't too heavy on the sex scenes like previous books in the series, but it's definitely got an intriguing plot. I always love the characters, and I can't wait for Cruel Seduction to come out this summer. Such a great series.
The Cloisters by Katy Hays

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adventurous dark emotional informative lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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

Wow! What a great story! Definitely right up my alley as I love tarot, mystery and herbology. I loved that the story had plot twists, right up to the very last page, and that the main character worked in art history and the academic world, which is the ultimate dream. I loved the characters and found them very intriguing. Never would have saw the ending coming. Fantastic!