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651 reviews

Shamrock Kisses by Serena Pier

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.25

The Sublet by Greer Hendricks

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

4.0

I Found You by Lisa Jewell

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur

emotional funny lighthearted medium-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

3.5

True Gretch: What I've Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between by Gretchen Whitmer

reflective fast-paced

3.25

Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine by Janet Evanovich

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Trafficking

Fatally Flaky by Barbara Rosenblat, Diane Mott Davidson

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

A Dark and Stormy Tea by Laura Childs

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

Pushing Up Daisies by M.C. Beaton

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

The narrative jumps between POVs at a whim and the book's formatting doesn't aid in calling out the transitions. There are even times where there's several line breaks as if a transition is happening but the same POV and scene continues. Definitely makes the book feel like a run-on-sentence jumping to whatever suits the author.

I found the large cast of characters quite unwieldy, and the constant flirting and romance attempts choppy. 

Normally this would be a DNF for me, but I wanted to see how this author would wrap up all the threads, and there still seemed to be too many throw away storylines.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicide