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Smoke: How a Small-Town Girl Accidentally Wound Up Smuggling 7,000 Pounds of Marijuana with the Pot Princess of Beverly Hills by Meili Cady

dark reflective slow-paced

3.5

Quite interesting some of the situations Meili got herself into. Alot of it seemed to come from how niave she was/acted. 

It just blows my mind that on that first flight she got paid all that money to just 'ride' a plane back and forth and she didn't think to question what was actually going on. Part of me believes that she really didn't know, but another part can't get over how glaring obvious it was that she was being used as a mule.

 

Spy x Family, Vol. 1 by Tatsuya Endo

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Britney finally gets to use her voice to tell her story. You can tell she put her whole heart into this book. 

Not the Witch You Wed by April Asher

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

Over all a pretty good book. I loved the supernatural spin that this book had, the shifters witches angels and demons, perfect for a Halloween vibe. I really enjoyed Violet and Lincoln but they were so incredibly dense.  
The biggest issue I had with this book was the flow of the information, it started off so heavy with who is who and different aspect of the supernatural community I couldn't keep up and had to keep rereading to understand everything. The beginning wasn't the only time information overload happened but it was easier to keep up later in the book.

The You I've Never Known by Ellen Hopkins

dark tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

Slow to start but worth it in the end. The twist had me blown away, it was so good. I didn't expect it but I can see how little clues were tossed into the story leading up to the reveal.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, and Car accident

BEASTARS 6 by Paru Itagaki

emotional funny fast-paced

4.0

BEASTARS, Vol. 5 by Paru Itagaki

dark tense fast-paced

4.5

Stay Awake by Dan Chaon

slow-paced

0.5

Kind of boring. Didn't find any of the stories scary or haunting in any way. 

My Story by Marilyn Monroe

hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Interesting look at her life through her eyes. 
Sort of an abrupt ending.

The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

Really cutesy Halloween setting, nice witchy vibes. I liked Viv and Rhys but they sure made things difficult for themselves and then wondered why things were so hard. If they would've thought through things and actually focused on the problem this would've been less frustrating read for me.