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It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

i'm too tired now, will write the review tomorrow <3

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

emotional lighthearted relaxing sad fast-paced

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

4.25

jenny han you're in my hit list for always making your 3rd acts so freakin' sad 

i read this book when i was much younger and i remembered not liking it cause i taught the characters were too childish and belly was lack of a better word a pick me 

but now wanting to reread it due to the upcoming tv show - i appreciated it much more and i'm glad the teenagers here actually act like teenagers 

cons 

- the whole cam and belly romance like 
- wanted more conrad and belly moments 
- steven 
- taylor 

pros

- the family elements
- freakin' conrad
- freakin' conrad and belly 
- immaculate summer vibes
- susannah, that's my bestie right there 
- easy to read 

this is something i don't view as a con exactly but belly did have some internalised mysogyny but i hope she is able to overcome it in the upcoming books 

overally really enjoyed it on the second read and now onto the next one which i never read lol 

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

is it bad i cheered when the book was over? 

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.5

bittersweet just like coffee <3

Heartstopper Volume 3 by Alice Oseman

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

i love my gay sons 

Heartstopper Volume 2 by Alice Oseman

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

literally squeeling while reading this 

Heartstopper Volume 1 by Alice Oseman

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

woof woof bark bark i believe in love again

Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

funny 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

3.0

it was cute and fun, nothing that amazing

pros 

- the family elements 
- it was really funny
- heartwarming 

cons 

- the romance ughh
- one character who i won't say who being so easily forgiven and getting a happy ending despite doing some awful things 
- the ending was very abrupt 

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

Update: bumped it up to 5 stars cuz i already miss this world *sigh*

i'm a bit conflicted on whether it's a 4.5 or 5 but it honestly depends on the next book 

cons 

- there was sometimes info dumping on the magic system and history which got tiring to keep up with 
- sometimes too many characters to keep track of 
- nick and bree's romance lol not a fan personally 

pros (plenty there)

- the actual person i ship bree with
- every moment bree has with that person 
- exploration of grief
- the emotional moments 
- great and loveable characters 
- that it's set in college and not high school 
- the magic system and history was cool despite the info dumping

i hate to be that person but yes I loved it mainly for the ship i have and if they become canon consider this series a new all time favourite 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.5

I'm sorry but I was literally screaming with excitement in the last 1/6th ahhhh 

cons (lets get the few things out of the way)

- I wanted to see the child parent relationships to be explored more here (a personal preference)
- Izumi's character arc wasn't handled as well as I wanted it to be
- The third act conflict is something I'm tired of seeing in famous non famous person love stories 
- A few things didn't logically make sense 

pros (plenty off them lets go)

- izumi's dad is the cutest shut up 
- akio, i need a akio oh my gosh
- akio and izumi were so freakin' cute, i would shriek at all of their cute moments 
- that freakin' plot twist like whaaattt - not even the thrillers i've read recently were able to blow my mind like this book 
- that ending with akio and izumi *sobs*
- such a fun and easy read that made me smile a lot 

overall this was almost perfect and is the kind of contemporary romances i love - also netflix you love teen romcoms pls turn this book into a movie