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973 reviews

With You Forever by Chloe Liese

3.5

Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Wow. This book made my heart pound for so many reasons. S.A. Cosby has become a must-read author for me. He writes with nuance and honesty about big topics: race, bigotry, family, love. This book is graphic and thrilling, while at the same time tender. Wow again.

None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

If Only You by Chloe Liese

emotional inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.0

I've been anxiously awaiting Ziggy's book, and this was super cute -- fake dating, (sort of) enemies-to-lovers and endlessly endearing.

Sink or Swim by Tessa Bailey

2.0

How Lucky by Will Leitch

dark emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

Butts: A Backstory by Heather Radke

informative fast-paced

3.75

I love nonfiction books on really niche topics, so this delivered. It's a short, endlessly fascinating analysis of a body part we both think about *too* often and not often enough.

Funny Story by Emily Henry

emotional funny reflective 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

4.5

Only and Forever by Chloe Liese

emotional lighthearted 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

3.5

A lovely way to tie up the Bergman Brothers series with a nice little bow. I'll miss these characters!

The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman

informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

I was really young in the 90s -- born in '91 -- so a lot of my conscious memories of the 90s aren't really related to what was happening in the world around me. This book provided a lot of really interesting context to my childhood!