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398 reviews

Tastes Like Shakkar by Nisha Sharma

emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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

4.5

Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma

challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.75

I’m still new to the romance genre so I didn’t have any characters in mind as “book boyfriends” yet — until I met Prem. 

I get it now. He’s a fictional character, but I'd date him if I could lol.

One small ding (maybe an ick? idk) was how he called his 🍆 Charlie…

Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder by Salman Rushdie

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.75

A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.25

Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

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Love and Other Misfortunes by SenLinYu

challenging emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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The Things We Didn't Know by Elba Iris Pérez

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

I wrote out review on mobile and then the app froze, losing all my progress...hopefully I can remember what I wanted to share. xD

I saw many parallels between the novel and my family history, especially on my mother's side. The cultural attitudes of the time regarding race, gender, and mental illness were very familiar to things I've heard family members say. It felt true life and was honest about aspects of our culture that many folks want to look past or brush under the rug. It's truly something special when you read a novel that speaks to your experiences on multiple levels. 

The mother's behavior was really upsetting, Machi and Socorro were the real MVP's and Pablo's arc showed that people can get back on their feet even when they make mistakes. As someone who loves reading super long multigenerational stories I would've loved getting deeper into the timeline of the characters, maybe see more of what Pablo went through. But overall I enjoyed the book a great deal.

The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0