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155 reviews

Vengeful by V.E. Schwab

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.0

girls don’t want boys … girls (me) want victor vale

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Body horror, Gore, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Chronic illness, Torture, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Death of parent

Minor: Confinement, Drug use, Animal death, and Child death

Lick by Kylie Scott

tense 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? Yes

2.0

this felt like i was reading a wattpad novel all over again .. big issue is that i am now many years older and so is this book LOL

read this because i was in the mood for a rockstar trope but genuinely where was the music for 95% of this

Vicious by V.E. Schwab

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

you cannot give me a morally grey protagonist and expect me not to eat up every single word !!

genuinely was in a constant state of stress the entire time but i loooooooved this. will always enjoy a ragtag found family trope God Bless

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide attempt, Murder, Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Self harm, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use and Gun violence

As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

2.5

ugh … my least favourite out of the trilogy.

i liked part one of the book, was reminiscent of the first two, but part two was soooo long and dragged with unnecessary detail. if i’m being honest it aggravated me to the point where i wanted to skip til the end.

the ending is another thing in itself because how do we have soooo much waffle in part two and then end the book like that 😭 i get the idea but i think ending pip and ravi’s journey like that was not doing them justice at all

pipravi supremacy tho <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Drug abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Stalking

Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Cursing, Blood, Rape, Kidnapping, Fatphobia, and Gun violence

Minor: Drug use, Chronic illness, and Confinement

Mr. Wrong Number by Lynn Painter

funny lighthearted medium-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? Yes

3.5

colin beck u can misdial me anyday <3

i completely expect miscommunication and irrational, emotionally unintelligent main characters in new adult romances and while it irritates me i love the cute, silly moments so it usually balances out

The Love Wager by Lynn Painter

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

3.0

cute and silly but miscommunication trope makes me want to pull my hair out

Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter

funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

this was SO cute, even if liz did give off delaney rowe’s ‘insufferable female lead of an indie movie” energy. 

wesley bennett i love you, god, WHEN IS IT MY TURN

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

slow-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

3.5

cassian and nesta’s one scene at the end was better than the whole book actually

also this took me over 2 years to finish .. why is it so long 

Perfect Addiction by Claudia Tan

emotional reflective tense medium-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

2.5

i read this on wattpad when i was way too young and can confirm it is exactly what i expected it was LOL

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Infidelity

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Sexual content, and Child death

Minor: Homophobia