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402 reviews

That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Human by Kimberly Lemming

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adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

A fun, 🌶️ fated-mates fantasy with dragons and destiny.

Love Unleashed by Melanie Saward

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funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

A fun, queer and body-positive writerly romcom about a First Nations woman following her mothers’ legacy and literary dreams to New York.

Proper English by KJ Charles

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hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A

3.75

The first sweet FF romance in KJ Charles queer historical England World mysteries, about a country house party full of secrets, blackmail, mrder and love.

Royals by Tegan Bennett Daylight

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funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

A contemporary Aussie reimagining of Lord of the Flies in a time-looped shopping mall.

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

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informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

A bittersweet novella about the open secret of Ireland’s workhouses for ‘fallen women’ in the 1980s and the ripples of callousness and compassion they caused.

Marriage and Masti by Nisha Sharma

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emotional funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

The third and final book in Sharma's Shakespeare was an Auntie Desi-American steamy MF romance series - a reimagining of Twelfth Night as a friends-to-lovers / fake-dating corporate takeover.

Let Me Be Frank: A Book About Women Who Disguised Themselves As Men to Do Shit They Weren't Supposed to Do by Tracy Dawson

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funny informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

Fierce, frustrating and FUNNY short portraits.

Dark Restraint by Katee Robert

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adventurous dark reflective fast-paced