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226 reviews

Spy x Family, Vol. 4 by Tatsuya Endo

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

People Like Her by Ellery Lloyd

dark tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

I liked the multiple perspectives it helped with the tension build up wondering what was about to happen, but unfortunately it felt like the build up was for nothing. Nothing really seemed to happen except for a growing sense of dread.
The only thing that was really shocking was that the child that ended up in harms way wasn't the one I expected it to be.
I hated both Dan and Emmy, neither really seemed to like the other and both were just generally terrible people. Dan tried to be likeable but loosing his kid in the mall and then getting mad at strangers for not panicking over his lost kid, that was the end of me finding him more tolerable than Emmy. 

A Court of Sugar and Spice by Rebecca F. Kenney

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

3.0

Spy x Family, Vol. 3 by Tatsuya Endo

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Spy x Family, Vol. 2 by Tatsuya Endo

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

The View Was Exhausting by Mikaella Clements, Onjuli Datta

adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I loved the Chemistry between Win and Leo, they were endgame for me the moment they met.
My biggest issue with this book was the 'flashbacks' it seemed like the timeline jumped back and forth with no real warning.

Twice as Hard: The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War t o the Twenty-First Century by Jasmine Brown

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

XOXO by Deborah Bladon

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

A Simple fluffy read.

The Rise and Fall of Ava Arcana by Jennifer Banash

dark hopeful mysterious slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No

2.5

I enjoyed Ava’s perspective, felt her struggle and wanted to see her grow through all the toxicity she had to deal with. I did not like Kayla’s perspective it felt lack luster. I wasn’t a fan of all the random leads that Kayla followed up on that lead to nothing, it irritated me.

The build up was interesting because there were clues left to lead you to what happened. How wasn’t really a surprise, you know from the beginning she didn’t actually jump. It was the who that got me because we know who he is early on but never got his connection.

Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochrun

funny medium-paced

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

2.75

I struggled through this book, it had a weird pace to it and I ended up skimming about half of it. I definitely wanted to like this book more than I actually did. This entire book was messy, and some parts were fun but Ellie anxiously panicking about everything killed some of the drama for me.
Ellie is a Mess, she's anxious and annoying as hell, completely paralyzed by fear of failure and I just did not like her at all. The Kim-Prescott Family was lovely and I wish we got more with the grandmas because they were my favorite part of this entire book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse