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102 reviews

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

emotional funny medium-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

Beach Read by Emily Henry

emotional funny hopeful medium-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

4.25

A Guide to Being Just Friends by Sophie Sullivan

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

Head over heels. Just beautiful.

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-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

5.0

Loved every piece of it. 

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? No

5.0

A heartbreaking story, so filled with sadness and yet you can find beautiful friendships and brave people. 

The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory

funny lighthearted medium-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

3.75

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

dark emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-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

5.0

Loved every second of it. Beautifully written; a wonderful and original story line 

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-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

4.0

Sweeter than expected and not at all predictable. 

This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.75

I’m surprised how much I enjoyed this collection of essays. Every single one of them had something I loved and was able to take away from.