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Lease on Love by Falon Ballard

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emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

4.5

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Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

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funny mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Simmer Down by Sarah Echavarre Smith

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lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

If You Ask Me by Libby Hubscher

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inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

3.5

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Book Lovers by Emily Henry

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emotional funny inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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We Do What We Do in the Dark by Michelle Hart

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 41%.

This book was at once too detailed and not detailed enough. I was bored despite such an exciting premise. I renewed it TWICE at the library, too.

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

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challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

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challenging dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Everything for You by Chloe Liese

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

4.5

I’m a big fan of Chloe Liese and Bergman #5 did not disappoint! I could have finished this in a day had I not been at work- it was that good. Excellent, respectful representation, as I’ve come to expect from her.

My only negative was

wanting more from Gavin’s backstory. Maybe flashbacks to Fred’s support over the years, or the reader being privy to his therapy sessions. His nonprofit is mentioned once at the start, then not again for a while. Since his personality is tied to his adolescence, that should have been more prominent.

[also don’t hate me but babies in romance do nothing for me!]

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