haileyanne's reviews
206 reviews

Beautiful Stranger by Christina Lauren

lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren

lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Magic Lessons: The Prequel to Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn

emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi

informative slow-paced

3.5

Reads like a history book. Very dense, but I learned a lot! 

Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan

slow-paced

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

2.5

Nothing like Sally Rooney. Honestly found the book very pretentious. Verbose and constant mentions of communism. We get it, you went to college. 
I just don’t understand the point of it. No character growth and no plot. Really a depressing love story at the end of the day. 

Writers & Lovers by Lily King

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Death

Minor: Infertility

Bunheads by Sophie Flack

4.0

Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson

Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson