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124 reviews

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

Nathan is right up there as one of my favourite Appies along with Felix.
This is a fake dating, grumpy sunshine, banter filled romance and I had fun with it.
Also loved how supportive the Appies team and the past FMCs really gathered around to have fun, advise and be there for both MCs.
Definitely my favourite of the series so far.

The Mystery of the Secret Room by Enid Blyton

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

Again, Frederick, Bets and Buster were the real heroes of this mystery. Though again laws against trespassing is a crime these kids have no qualms about breaking.

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

Okay, so my main dislike of the book is... Celaena Sardothien...i.e. our main character.
Celaena is one of the most self-contradicting, boastful, strangely stupid heroines I've ever had the pleasure? of reading.
The plot with the Wyrdmarks and competition was fun to try and figure out, though some of the characters roles were pretty easy to see through, and made Celaena's slow deductions almost painful.
I dislike the romance in this book as well, the trio of weird vibes and awkward flirtations was cringe to read, you can definitely tell the romance was written by a fifteen year old in my opinion, but take away that and I enjoyed both male leads, Dorian and Chaol. Sure both have their faults, but I think I appreciated their views and convictions more than our female lead.
The best character by far was the dog, Fleetfoot. Will continue reading the series for the doggo.

Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Content Warnings

My Frosty fake Christmas date by Cassie Bowen

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emotional funny 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? No

2.0

When I tell you I was loving reading this book, I do not lie. The family dynamic around FMC, Julie, was so fun and her niece is adorably funny. They were doing silly goofy Christmas things too, which is an obvious must have in a romantic Christmas novel.
However... the last act conflict made me so angry and frustrated that it ruined the book for me. I hated it so much that when the HEA appeared it was like 'Ew'. Everyone but the niece and maybe the FMC (until she just took the trashy anger of every man and his dog. Have some fight my girl!) pissed me off.

Everyone just gets angry at our Julie and after dropping a whole heap of truth bombs on our bewildered FMC, Tucker (MMC) gives her half a second to respond to his love confession before storming off, and then Julies brother calls her cold, etc for not responding because she's flipping in shock. And then Julie does all the work of getting them together again. Not to mention the whole mother inviting the cheating exes and acting like everyone should just get over it and be buddy buddy despite the ex being a chronic liar and cruelest jerk alive.

The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat by Enid Blyton

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced