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170 reviews

Lonely for You Only by Monica Murphy

lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

Her Radiant Curse by Elizabeth Lim

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.0

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

emotional 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

Don't read this on the bus unless you want to ugly cry in public

A Curse for True Love by Stephanie Garber

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

Throttled by Lauren Asher
Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.

Te cringe, echt verschrikkelijk. Waarom dacht ik dat ik dit leuk ging vinden...🤢

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Damn dit boek.. Nadat ik het boek uit had gelezen heb ik een half uur naar de muur gestaard en gehuild. Het boek is echt hardverscheurend en ontzettend goed geschreven. Anyways credits naar iedereen die een pedofiel in de gevangenis heeft vermoord. Keep it going. 

Gevalletje Borderline by Kathelijn Hulshof

informative inspiring slow-paced

4.0

Our Dark Duet by V.E. Schwab

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

WHY?!! my heart is in 10000 pieces...

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional inspiring reflective 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

 Malibu Rising is the sixth book by Taylor Jenkins Reid that I have read and this book did not disappoint me either. I'm a big fan of her character-driven stories. And the ability to write beautiful character development. I had this book on my shelf all summer and I finally started reading it in the mid-winter, haha. 

The story is about a party in Malibu, thrown by the four children of a world-famous singer. The book reads like a great reality TV series and I love it. The story is structured in two parts of 12 hours. In the first part, there are constant flashbacks to the past. At some point, these two timelines converge and the flashbacks stop. Also, each chapter is 1 hour and the whole book takes place over 1 day. I liked this structure, especially because there are several parallels between the main character Nina and her parents. This book shows that you are not bound to the same fate as that of your parents and that sometimes you have to take the step to choose yourself. 

All in all, one of my favourite TJR books. At last, I live for her crossovers between books. 

Vengeful by V.E. Schwab

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book!! This fucking book! I love it. V.E. Schwab told this is the story she wanted to write for herself and it became one of my all time favourites. 

Marchella, June, Victor and Mitch....  it was so well written and original, I can't do anything else than give it 5 stars. 

And this quote >> "A memory flashed through his mind - kneeling on the floor, slicing open his wrists over and over and over to see how many times it would take before God let him die." 

Damn this book has my soul.