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271 reviews

Tattered by Devney Perry

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? No

4.5

The Other Side of Disappearing by Kate Clayborn

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Fourth Wing (Part 1 of 2) (Dramatized Adaptation) by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous medium-paced

I should have read the audiobook instead.

When Gracie Met The Grump by Mariana Zapata

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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

4.5

This was a great surprise.  Different from the author’s previous stories because it’s science fiction. The duet narration is well done.

Puck Me Secretly by Odette Stone

4.0

The Billionaire's Wake-up-call Girl by Annika Martin

2.5

The Scoring Secret by Ainsley Booth

emotional 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

4.0

Great hockey. 

When in Rome by Sarah Adams

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

3.0

If You Hate Me by Helena Hunting

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

2.5

This author usually writes romantic stories that sometimes edge into erotica. This one goes over the edge. The MC is an emotionally unavailable hockey player with childhood trauma who gets relationship advice from his teammates. His teammates, although blockheads, give amazingly good advice. There is an HEA thanks to that advice but nothing else in the story supports the MC’s revelations. The story has lots of kinky sex but not much hockey. I’m more of a hockey fan so this book didn’t do it for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Sexual content

Last Call at the Local by Sarah Grunder Ruiz
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.

Lots of disease symptoms happen but the story moves at a glacial pace.