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Hercule Poirot's Silent Night by Sophie Hannah

adventurous mysterious slow-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

3.25

Funny Story by Emily Henry

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Second only to Beach Read!

A Calamity of Souls by David Baldacci

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Violence, Racism, Death, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Grief and Gun violence

Minor: Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, and Abortion

Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Well I thought I wasn’t a romance fan but somehow I am??? Loved the setting, (most) of the characters and particularly the ending. A friend said Justin gave her Marshall from HIMYM vibes and yessss - the questionnaires and video calls made me itchy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness

Minor: Death of parent, Medical content, and Vomit

One in a Millennial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In by Kate Kennedy

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

4.5

The Tall Pine Polka by Lorna Landvik

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious slow-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

5.0

This will always be a 5star comfort read for me.

The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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? No

4.0

The Woman From Saint Germain by J.R. Lonie
Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.

The story got weird and jumpy - some sentences didn't make sense in connection with previous ones

Swift and Saddled by Lyla Sage

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

I liked this more than the first book and I loved that! Less cringy sex talk thankfully. Loved the wholesome plot and setting, need to move to Wyoming stat