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Consider Me by Becka Mack
Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.
30 pages in and they had to have mentioned how teeny weeny itty bitty the fmc is at least 30 times. mmc is giving cornball too
The Stolen Heir by Holly Black
adventurous
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
i knew i desperately wanted to pick up a romance book i hadn’t heard much about and read it right away and that’s exactly what i did with this. i’m happy i read it because it was sweet and the chemistry between dominic & shay was really good. cute premise for a story too
the millennialisms was a bit… nauseating! i loved the age gap (which was appropriate, realistic and with an older woman) but goddddd it could have been turned down by like 80% and still been too much
love characters who don’t have their shit together tho. and now that i’m done with school it’s nice to be reading about adult characters in similar stages of life
overall good read but would never like to hear about rosé or adulting in print form again
the millennialisms was a bit… nauseating! i loved the age gap (which was appropriate, realistic and with an older woman) but goddddd it could have been turned down by like 80% and still been too much
love characters who don’t have their shit together tho. and now that i’m done with school it’s nice to be reading about adult characters in similar stages of life
overall good read but would never like to hear about rosé or adulting in print form again
Lords of Pain by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Final Offer by Lauren Asher
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
it was definitely my favorite of the 3 i think but i still liked declaniris :] it was. ok. i have many thoughts
pros:
- cami existing and being a beautiful angel scammer. love that for her
- not many romance books do i like the mmc better than the fmc
- i like that we got resolution to all of the boys’ inheritance
cons:
- catcher? in the rye? 🙁
- predictable plot with the house… why did it take us 600 pages! the miscommunication was so silly!
- being in the town in cal’s perspective was so miserable. pro for making me understand why he drinks, con for pages and pages of lame
- perhaps a few more youtube videos of how ADHD in adults presents would be beneficial for lauren asher
- smut was a little boring for me :(
- thank god those children are billionaires i was just worried they’d have a billionaire father
- i feel like we never got any resolution with alana’s sister and even though that may be realistic i’d at least like to know her thoughts about it
pros:
- cami existing and being a beautiful angel scammer. love that for her
- not many romance books do i like the mmc better than the fmc
- i like that we got resolution to all of the boys’ inheritance
cons:
- catcher? in the rye? 🙁
- predictable plot with the house… why did it take us 600 pages! the miscommunication was so silly!
- being in the town in cal’s perspective was so miserable. pro for making me understand why he drinks, con for pages and pages of lame
- perhaps a few more youtube videos of how ADHD in adults presents would be beneficial for lauren asher
- smut was a little boring for me :(
- thank god those children are billionaires i was just worried they’d have a billionaire father
- i feel like we never got any resolution with alana’s sister and even though that may be realistic i’d at least like to know her thoughts about it
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Death of parent
Filthy Rich Vampire by Geneva Lee
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
this was fun and felt like a classic genre vampire romance. with a couple nods to twilight and a good romance, i think this story delivers exactly what you’d expect.
julian, our filthy rich vampire, really delivers the edward cullen, elijah mikaelson, stefan salvatore realness we want in a vampire boyfriend. he’s a little brooding and he’s obsessed with our fmc, thea. she is a little dumb and unwavered by the whole vampire thing, but like… i think i would be too? we see eachother?
i think the plotline is fun but i wish we got a little more to stand on its own as i feel like this one is suffering from first book in a series syndrome. regardless, i like the concept of a vampire social season as our main setting and i’d liked to have seen more of it.
pros:
- i think i want the rest of the rousseaux family as MY vampire boyfriends and girlfriend
- he’s obsessed with her and i like that in a man
- i think a man who’s a thousand would still be this stupid sometimes and that’s realism baby!
cons:
- constant miscommunication between julian & thea
- most plot points were pretty predictable
- a lot of the other characters have very little personality besides “omg human girlfriend to our vampire prince???”
- the stakes (no pun intended) feel low with our villain mom and villain humans
julian, our filthy rich vampire, really delivers the edward cullen, elijah mikaelson, stefan salvatore realness we want in a vampire boyfriend. he’s a little brooding and he’s obsessed with our fmc, thea. she is a little dumb and unwavered by the whole vampire thing, but like… i think i would be too? we see eachother?
i think the plotline is fun but i wish we got a little more to stand on its own as i feel like this one is suffering from first book in a series syndrome. regardless, i like the concept of a vampire social season as our main setting and i’d liked to have seen more of it.
pros:
- i think i want the rest of the rousseaux family as MY vampire boyfriends and girlfriend
- he’s obsessed with her and i like that in a man
- i think a man who’s a thousand would still be this stupid sometimes and that’s realism baby!
cons:
- constant miscommunication between julian & thea
- most plot points were pretty predictable
- a lot of the other characters have very little personality besides “omg human girlfriend to our vampire prince???”
- the stakes (no pun intended) feel low with our villain mom and villain humans
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Terminal illness
Twisted Hate - Special Edition by Ana Huang
emotional
funny
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? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
The Problem with Dating Sebastian Riggs by Amy Oliveira
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
this was fun! i think it could have been like 70 pages longer of pining between our mcs. the final act was a little predictable but i think the fun plot was enough of a blanket. very easy read which was exactly what i needed!
pros:
- latina fmc with a loving and realistic family
- british mmc with dialogue that doesn’t look like “‘oi chap that fanny is bonkers innit”
- a plot that could so easily turn misogynistic but includes a lot of small moments that uplift women and show reality tv in a realistic light
- hot people!
cons:
- short, which was good for my attention span but made the romance feel rushed
- a man named sebastian would give me the ick i think
pros:
- latina fmc with a loving and realistic family
- british mmc with dialogue that doesn’t look like “‘oi chap that fanny is bonkers innit”
- a plot that could so easily turn misogynistic but includes a lot of small moments that uplift women and show reality tv in a realistic light
- hot people!
cons:
- short, which was good for my attention span but made the romance feel rushed
- a man named sebastian would give me the ick i think
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
The Fae & The Fallen by Brittni Chenelle
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
edit: i am actually wondering if i misinterpreted these characters to be younger than they actually are? the author says it’s “upper ya/na” so i’m really not sure what the vibes are lol. if these characters are actually adults then disregard everything i whine about their ages
kind of struggling to word how i feel about this book! first of all, it features a black female lead and an asian male lead and is written by a black women and i am happy this book exists and is diversifying the ya fantasy genre that is very white.
i would say my first impression of this book was negative. i had this idea of my review saying it’s like they put my hero academia, shatter me and shadow and bone into an AI generator and this is what we got— and that is how the pre-academy act felt, to be fair, but i think it got a lot better than that once they got to the school.
overall, i know i’m like 8-10 years older than the ideal audience for this book so i can only complain so much. the fact the whole series is a free audiobook on youtube is really nice and accessible!
pros:
- diverse characters and a young interracial couple without one of them being white
- the worldbuilding is easy to understand and the story gets right into it
- nicely paced and a short audiobook: not a daunting length
- for the most part, all the characters were distinct and didn’t blend together like big casts tend to do in my brain
- fun cliffhanger!
cons:
- weirdly sexual language for a ya book: the hyperfocus on reina being a virgin (and everyone being like “you’re a virgin?!?!”) and kaito having sex is weird, and the bullying scene focusing on her underwear was also weird
- i’m not really sure what reina’s bad traits are (too loyal? too powerful? virgin?)
- definitely feels like the first book in a series and i wish it had a more interesting conflict that could stand alone
kind of struggling to word how i feel about this book! first of all, it features a black female lead and an asian male lead and is written by a black women and i am happy this book exists and is diversifying the ya fantasy genre that is very white.
i would say my first impression of this book was negative. i had this idea of my review saying it’s like they put my hero academia, shatter me and shadow and bone into an AI generator and this is what we got— and that is how the pre-academy act felt, to be fair, but i think it got a lot better than that once they got to the school.
overall, i know i’m like 8-10 years older than the ideal audience for this book so i can only complain so much. the fact the whole series is a free audiobook on youtube is really nice and accessible!
pros:
- diverse characters and a young interracial couple without one of them being white
- the worldbuilding is easy to understand and the story gets right into it
- nicely paced and a short audiobook: not a daunting length
- for the most part, all the characters were distinct and didn’t blend together like big casts tend to do in my brain
- fun cliffhanger!
cons:
- weirdly sexual language for a ya book: the hyperfocus on reina being a virgin (and everyone being like “you’re a virgin?!?!”) and kaito having sex is weird, and the bullying scene focusing on her underwear was also weird
- i’m not really sure what reina’s bad traits are (too loyal? too powerful? virgin?)
- definitely feels like the first book in a series and i wish it had a more interesting conflict that could stand alone
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying and Death of parent
Minor: Death and Violence
Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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? Yes