laura_kat's reviews
88 reviews

Funny Story by Emily Henry

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-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

Don’t even know where to begin - the immaculate summer vibes, the connection between the two MCs
I truly loved every single second of this book 

Things We Left Behind by Lucy Score

emotional funny slow-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

This book ugh I’m obsessed 
The tension, the chemistry, the yearning, the history - truly off the charts 
On top of that all of the things Lucian has done for her throughout her life - screaming crying throwing up 
Lucian and Sloane are just IT for each other - and I love them sm

Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-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

Things We Hide From The Light by Lucy Score

adventurous dark emotional funny slow-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

4.0

I ended up linking this more than I thought I would. 
Lina is me and I am her, Lina and Nash’s relationship is very cute and the nickname game is very strong.
Only downside: 400 pages until p in v is wayyy too long even if it’s slow burn, I just think there were a couple of scenes that could have been cut out especially in the beginning. 

Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score

dark emotional inspiring medium-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

4.5

Knox and Daisy (Naomi) are just adorable and I love them sm together 

Wild Love by Elsie Silver

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

Loved the banter between the two, but I was hoping for more country vibes; only downside I feel like there was no plot like looking back what did the characters actually do the entire time 

Caught Up by Liz Tomforde

emotional funny inspiring medium-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

4.75

Who can say no to Baseball Daddy

The Right Move by Liz Tomforde

emotional funny lighthearted sad 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? Yes

5.0

Ryan Shay is THE book boyfriend™️, there is no one quite like him 
Also best enjoyed while listening to Blue by Zach Bryan

Happily Never After by Lynn Painter

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

Fun new story, the only thing that bothered me was the stubbornness of the FMC at the end 

Stay With Me by Brooke Montgomery

medium-paced

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

3.5