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Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You by Ali Abdaal
informative
medium-paced
3.0
Mimi Lee Gets a Clue by Jennifer J. Chow
lighthearted
mysterious
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? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Death
Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
Minor: Transphobia
This book has a whole host of queer characters and doesn't shy away from some conversations.
Catalina by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is a wondrous, wandering cacophony of beautiful words. Catalina is searing and sharp, a zing of dozens of witty insights. This is the kind of book you need to read numerous times to catch them all.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Deportation
Minor: Violence
The Witch Is Back by Sophie H. Morgan
Did not finish book. Stopped at 26%.
I am just annoyed and this isn't the book for me.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 26%.
So. Many. Questions. I understand that as a reader, you slowly get integrated into the world and plot. But things would be mentioned with no explanation and then kind of explained many pages later. Maybe "witch society" is explained later in the book but at a quarter in, all we know is it is ruled by some "high family", it's in New Orleans, and there are higher and lower families.
This book tells, not shows, which makes it difficult for me to visualize what is happening. Emma and Bastian are total one note characters. There is conflict, clearly, between Emma and Bastian but they agree too easily for two people who are supposed to hate each other.
The tropes are forced marriage, miscommunication, no communication and mean/abusive mother.
This book tells, not shows, which makes it difficult for me to visualize what is happening. Emma and Bastian are total one note characters. There is conflict, clearly, between Emma and Bastian but they agree too easily for two people who are supposed to hate each other.
The tropes are forced marriage, miscommunication, no communication and mean/abusive mother.
The author is fan of using ellipsis (...), way too many. There is odd phrasing that is almost like speaking to the reader. The POV switches between Bastian and Emma randomly. The speech in a sentence, without punctuation marks, also was weird to me.
Example:
Example:
"I have responsibilities" was what she finally opted for.
I am just annoyed and this isn't the book for me.
What Waits in the Woods by Terri Parlato
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Drug abuse and Death of parent
The Partner Plot by Kristina Forest
emotional
funny
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Toxic relationship
In Charm's Way by Lana Harper
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-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
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Blood
Back in a Spell by Lana Harper
emotional
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
MMC is Welsh, Irish, and Portuguese, nonbinary, he/they (although he was used almost exclusively in the story), pansexual
FMC is pansexual
A side character has MS.
FMC is pansexual
A side character has MS.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
How to Hide in Plain Sight by Emma Noyes
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Addiction