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278 reviews

The writing style is great. I did think the first half was a bit slower than the 2nd half. It was a different perspective from the standard jack and rose story. This story felt real to me. It gave me goosebumps and made me tear up.

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The Teacher by Freida McFadden

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

My first Freida McFadden book and wow! I can see what the hype is about! I loved the writing style, the character descriptions, the plot twists, all of it!

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It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey

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lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

The story itself was cute, definitely the grump meets sunshine trope, and very Hallmark vibes. This is not a bad thing as I have been using tv and books to avoid the world for a bit. There’s just too many dark things at play, but I digress. I liked the banter between the characters. I really liked how Brendan talked about Piper, and how Piper was making it a point to fully find herself. When she would walk Al up the stairs each day made me so happy! The descriptions of the sexual content though creeped me out and was very icky for me. I’m not a prude but there are better ways to describe these things.

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Nothing Like The Movies by Lynn Painter

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emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I was so excited for this book but it fell flat for me. I loved Liz and Wes and their banter in the first book, as well as their cute short stories in between. This one just felt off though.

There’s not as much banter and felt like there was a lot of fluff about Liz maturing in college. Most people do but it seems like she just gave up on love and didn’t care about doing anything except her career. Like why wouldn’t she continue talking to Wes or check in on him after his father died? Like if you cared that much about him, wouldn’t you follow up? And how could you be so self absorbed in college that you don’t realize how much your boyfriend is hurting, especially for these two who seemed so perfect and knew each other so well. Wes was wanting the best for Liz and felt like he was holding her back. He was also dealing with a ton of grief and stress, so how could Liz not see that especially when she dealt with her own grief with her mom. Just seems like the author forgot who she was writing. And for Liz to just stop loving love stories etc, just feels like she forgot about her mom as well. Just so off base for me. I was happy to see them get back together and for Liz to admit her feelings but the ending just felt short like there was a big build up only to be let down with the final moment.

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The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop

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Kelly sure didn’t leave out anything! It was fun to listen to her life and get to be apart of the challenges and successes she has experienced both professionally and personally

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Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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csl4240's reviews 278 reviews

csl4240's reviews
278 reviews