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Did not finish book. Stopped at 24%.

I picked this up as inspiration for a script we're writing at work, but I just don't fancy continuing it right now. don't let me put you off, this seems like a great book so far, with a promising plot! I'm just more into fantasy at the moment

The Kissing Booth: Road Trip!: World Book Day 2020 by Beth Reekles

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adventurous relaxing fast-paced

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

4.75

cute little summery read that makes me wanna take my own road trip

The Lost Sisters by Holly Black

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dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

I still think taryn is an idiot. find a better dude

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Straight on Till Morning by Liz Braswell

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 18%.

I'm just bored of this right now and I don't like the dark lighting on Libby. I'll give it another go later on borrowbox

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

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adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

I was a little worried that I would find the world-building too confusing but I clearly loved this even more than I thought I did since I finished 50% of it in a day! now this is a real enemies to lovers, my first, and i liked it

thoughts while reading

p20: IT'S CARDEN
p33: love jude's imagination
p35: well that is a surprise
p39: i can just see jude quickly becoming a killer just to prove madoc wrong. i don't think she'd dare to sneak into the running for knighthood without his approval
p77: based on trope norms, i suspect this is the point that carden starts to secretly admire jude
p88: I'm scared dain is gonna abuse her in some way. faeries are mischievous at heart, no matter how supposedly honourable they are. but then maybe carden will save her, and then it might be alright
p96: hmm bet scattering jude's salt is just a cover for saving her
p100: HE DID THAT ON PURPOSE
p118: oh. my. gosh. no wonder carden is so cruel!
p197: i could never
p200: well due to spoilers i think i know that

carden eventually becomes the high king, so I'm very curious to see how this pans out, cause i don't see it happening tomorrow

p211: interesting. and all of a sudden, now she's a killer
p245: CARDEN KNEW I SWEAR HE MUST HAVE KNOWN AND THAT'S WHY HE'S MISSING
p275: well i did think that

taryn and locke had a thing for each other right from the start

p292: that makes so much sense
p307: well this is a mysterious turn of events. i feel so much more sorry for carden because jude is a badass manipulator who will break him with any fraction of vulnerability he displays
p353: what. a. badass. move.
p358: ah meirda
p365: now that i was not expecting. i'd actually forgotten all about the spoilers after i getting fully invested in the story

quotes

I draw my sword, and he does, too, the scrape of metal loud in the room. I hear distant laughter, but here in the hall, we are alone.
My hands are sweating, but this had the feeling of inevitability, as though this is what I was careening toward the whole time, my whole life.
"You can't beat me."
"I already have."

"I imagine you're not feeling quite yourself," I tell him.
His sword sags a little, and he looks at me in sudden comprehension. "What have you done?"
"I poisoned you. Don't worry. It was a small enough dose. You'll live."
"The cups of wine," he says. "But how did you know which one I would choose?"
"I didn't," I tell him. "I poisoned them both."

"Have I told you how hideous you look tonight?" Carden asks, leaning back in the elaborately carved chair, the warmth of his words turning the question into something like a complement.
"No," I say, glad to be annoyed back into the present. "Tell me."
"I cannot."

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Secrets by Jacqueline Wilson

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

I really don't care that I'm a 20 year old reading a middle grade book, this was one of my favourites growing up. jacqueline wilson writes her kids books specifically with slightly dark themes to reflect the unaverage circumstances many real kids live in, so it makes them still interesting enough for this YA

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Blood and Moonlight by Erin Beaty

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 6%.

I'm in the middle of too many books right now, and I'm just not in the mood to carry on with this one. I own it, so I have the privilege to be able to come back to it later

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Ginger the Stray Kitten by Holly Webb

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I read this to my brother in one sitting! this was one of my favourite books as a small child, especially since I have curly ginger hair just like rosie

The Cousins by Karen M. McManus

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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

5.0

i loved this book, and the fact that i managed guess the ending almost bang on. jonah

impersonating JT was the best plot twist ever and gave us a cute ship ♥️

thoughts while reading

p15: it's giving inheritance games
p32: sheesh that's an awkward first meeting to say the least
p80: AH!

REAL JONAH MUST BE ALLERGIC TO SHRIMP

! that must be how milly figured it out! what an absolute manipulative legend!!
p112: ohhh, jonah's dad must be the one who

lost all the money to anders

p113: yep
p114: i predict that jonah and milly will

get together by the end of the book

p116: that is a master plan
p123: is dr baxter faking his dementia or something??
p132: chaz is

uncle archer

?? honestly milly should just become a detective at this point
p135: honestly fair. he deserves water in the face
p141: damn fred baxter is a lot smarter than people give him credit for
p142: prediction: allison

gets pregnant with matt's baby

p156: DR BAXTER?? NOOOO
p169: i hope the Story kids didn't get the boot because of kayla
p181: maybe the car accident was just a cover up?
p193: i wouldn't, i have an off feeling about hazel
p198: WELL THAT WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN!! KEEP THE PDA TO PRIVATE!! but also

#jilly 🫶🏻

p229: what if adam and anders tried to

kill matt and kayla

p242: matt too! well this is just looking suspicious! maybe anders

drowned both matt and dr baxter

p256: oh my God, major prediction time: mildred actually

died 24 years ago and someone else took both mildred's and theresa's place

and that's why you never see either of them
p257: or what if theresa

murdered kayla?

p296: well that turned out almost exactly how i thought it would. i should take up mystery solving

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Powerful by Lauren Roberts

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adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

⚠️spoilers for Powerless and Powerful⚠️
any spoilers we already knew from Powerless are not hidden in this review

i was worried this book wouldn't live up to Powerless, but it was just as good in a different way! i finished it in a day! the banter is 👨🏻‍🍳👌🏻, and the tension really be tensioning
you know what you're getting yourself into by reading Powerful, but that ending still hurts!

i ache for all the time they will never get together. all the kisses they will never share. all the memories they will never make. all stolen by a wicked act of cruelty

oh, a little side note just for a laugh in the midst of a somber moment, right as adena and mak had their first kiss, my mum called me down for tea. I almost screamed at her. in fact I actually did, but only in surprise cause I was so focused on the book

thoughts while reading

p14: adena is a phaser?? HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS??
p25: oh what the heck is mak upto??
p33: and mak is a

phaser too

?? this is a match made in heaven
p48: AND THIS IS THE QUALITY LAUREN ROBERTS SWOONWORTHY QUOTES WE LOVED IN POWERLESS
p50: adena smiling constantly is so me
p64: AHH! AND HERE WAS ME THINKING NOTHING COULD LIVE UP TO POWERLESS
p74: mak's only just met this girl and already he cares enough to go hunt down those roughnuts 🥺
p84: AHH THE TENSION
p111: HE'S

A WIELDER

?? OH DAMN
p131: oop typo!
p133: i'm sorry kitt but you really have no chance with paedyn, not while kai's around. they have too much chemistry
p134: if only 💔
p145: oh God that's tragic. isn't it always with a grumpy character
p179: AHHH IT'S THE STAR SPEECH ✨🫶🏻💗
p184: that's why he calls her honey? oh be still my combusting heart 💗💥
p185: oh come on, we were so close!!
p189: THANK YOU
p190: he's saving his smiles for her 🥰
p205: oh shoot, don't tell me this is when the king locks her up until the trial!!
p210: aww he got her a gift too! this is definitely a rival for adena's gifts!
p224: my heart is aching in trepidation 🥺 the only thing worse would be if

mak is killed off too!!

p243: DON'T YOU DO IT MAK!! DON'T YOU DARE

KILL YOURSELF OFF TOO!!

p245: leave it to lauren to write such a traumatic ending but right on the last page write something so meaningful that it stops our anger in it's tracks

quotes

There is not a single cynical thought to deny the fact that she may be the most beautiful woman I've ever had the pleasure of laying eyes on. She's intimidatingly peaceful — a contradiction in itself. And I almost want to despise her for it. Because I fear there is a chance that I may begin to enjoy her

"See the world however you'd like, but at least watch your step while you do it."

I raise a palm in mock surrender. "Fine. I'm surprised you could stop smiling long enough to tell me off."

"There," he says blandly, stepping back to admire his work. "No chance of you bloodying my fabric now."
"Might look more realistic that way," I offer with a tilt of my head. "Have you seen how stained most Imperial uniforms are?"
"Dammit, Adena," he huffs. "Maybe mention that before I heroically tend to your wound."

What a pathetic attempt at nonchalance. As if I don't admire the shine of each ringlet, or the way they cling to each other in an intertwining hug. As if I can stop myself from staring at the column of her neck when she pulls that curly hair into a messy knot, the forgotten strands like swirling ink down her back.
As if I can stop myself from admiring how easily a laugh parts her soft lips. The way the sun warms her skin, as though she was meant to be cloaked in light. It's how joy bubbles out of her in the form of clapping hands and endearing rambles. It's the way my thoughts never cease to wander towards her, my heart falling senselessly after.
And I fear that I've admired every inch of her.

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