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The World Around Us by Lauren Lacey

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challenging emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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What a Match by Mimi Grace

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lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 Very cute and easy read
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10,000 hours. by Grey Huffington

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

2.5

I didn’t hate the story but I also didn’t like it. Is Julez likeable and admirable for what he does? Yes but I have so many questions so it’s just a little off for me. I’ve  read several of Grey’s work and this one just wasn’t for me. 
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Tender Beasts by Liselle Sambury

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 36%.
Will come back to. The audio was moving slow for me. Will try physical or ebook
Out of Office by A.H. Cunningham

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lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.0

This a quick and steamy baecation turning romance story. When the attractive islander with a work-life balance actually gets the workaholic to slow down and enjoy life outside of work. While the pace of the story when slow then face and all over again, it was an enjoyable weekend read. My only quirk is that I feel like the happily ever after at the end was a bit rushed. Still looking forward to more from this author. 
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The Moment We Met by Camille Baker

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 13%.
May pick back up later. Maybe try the audiobook. 
The Secret Library by Kekla Magoon

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adventurous 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? No

3.0

The Book of Nyles by Alexandria House, Nyles Adams

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

The Good Ones are Taken by Taj McCoy

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

3.0

When you just go through a break up but you need upcoming weddings to go to and you need a date, what do you do. Of course, you could take your best male friend but that’s too predictable and you want to take an actual date. So you get back out there and start dating. Not without you best guy friend lurking in the background in case the date goes wrong. You meet a guy but at the same time you realize you may have feels for someone who’s been there all along. 

Maggie had a lot going on a for absolutely no reason. Sometimes she was a little annoying towards her friends and not in a cute way. I do feel like it was predictable who she would choose to be with but it shouldn’t have been because she really didn’t like the other guy so why the back and forth about being with him. If she had been head over heels for him, then it would have been more of a shock when she decided against him. I feel like I just wanted more for the book than what it gave. 
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The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power by Terry J. Benton-Walker

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Thank you to Tor Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC copy of this book. I could wait to get my hands on this book ever since the author announced it. It does not disappoint. This horror anthology is comprised of 13 short stories where the white guy dies first in every single one. Such a turn of events when the white guy usually makes it to the end in the horror genre. 

I had only read two of these authors previous works so I was excited to read the stories from new to me authors. My fav Tiffany D Jackson did not disappoint but when does she ever lol. I was enthralled in all of these stories. Every story was beautifully written and I will be looking into all of the new to me authors work. I’m not a huge horror reader but this book is good for someone tipping their toes in this genre and someone who reads it a lot. It was a little gory at times but not too much. I throughly enjoyed this book and look to more from these authors
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