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167 reviews

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.5

The Christmas Cottage by Sarah Morgan

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad fast-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

4.5

The Glitch by Leeanne Slade

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

Such a great read. I love how Leanne Slade writes rom coms, so well. She makes the characters so likeable but real too. I loved Grace and Henry. They annoyed me at times because ahh miscommunications but still loved them. And that plot twist got me real good!!

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense 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

5.0

My first proper fantasy read which was recommended by a book club. It took a while to get through and understand all the world building, but it was truly facsicnating and I've grown to love these characters and their quirks 

The Reset by Jasmine Dennison

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed the story to an extent. The main character was annoying at times but generally bearable. But the voice on the audiobook threw me off sometimes. At times the voice was grinding my gears. 

The Winter Cottage by Rachael Lucas

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

Thoroughly enjoyed this cozy winter read. The narrators for the audio version were really good, emotive and fit the roles perfectly too

Lights Out by Navessa Allen

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

Absolutely adored this book. Josh's sense of humour was imperative to having this book be as wonderful as it was. It was sort of a rom-com with sprinkles of dark romance which was a first for me so very excited to delve more into similar books

In Your Dreams, Holden Rhodes by Stephanie Archer

5.0

One Day by David Nicholls

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

Drop Dead by Lily Chu

funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad 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? N/A

4.5

Lily Chu always writes such loveable characters. This is definitely one of the top of her books I've read. I loved Nadine and Wes with their enemies to lovers journey