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lucari0s24's Reviews (14)

Great Big Beautiful Life

Emily Henry

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

wow. what a story. margaret’s life was so interesting and heartbreaking and so vivid, i was locked in during the chapters about her family. i loved the relationship between hayden and alice as well, and i also really enjoyed them separately. the setting felt so real too, and so cozy and lovely. i loved the way the small town vibe was written in here, it’s always a fav trope of mine.

i WILL say that some of the sex scenes felt out of place imo. they were happening immediately after important things were being discussed and it felt….idk, just off?? i also don’t know that the scene where they ACTUALLY had sex was as impactful as i wanted it to be considering such a big part of their relationship until then was that they couldn’t bc of their situation. idk. i feel like if the book had toned back on that, it would’ve felt more natural and would’ve flowed better.

all that said, i enjoyed the other aspects enough move past the awkward sex stuff lmfao.

ALSO. the twist at the end was actually unexpected to me. idk if it was obvious to other people but i didn’t expect it. i thought it may be something along those lines but i never thought hayden would be involved in the way he was.

this is only my second emily henry book but it’s already at the top of my list. i really loved it!

Book Lovers

Emily Henry

4.75

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

my first emily henry but i really don’t think it will be my last! this was such a fun read, i really enjoyed my time with it. the funny moments were laugh out loud and the relationship between nora and her little sister as well as her nieces was really lovely. i’m very good at predicting the twist at the end of books and this was no different for me but instead of it feeling predictable (derogatory), i was really excited and happy to be right.

Radiance

Grace Draven

4.5

adventurous funny lighthearted tense 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: Complicated

my only qualm with this book and the reason i deducted half a star is because i wish it had been longer tbh. otherwise, it was SO good

Lore Olympus: Volume One

Rachel Smythe

5.0

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-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

one of my fav webtoons for years and it’s so cool to read it in book format. i simply adore the character designs and i think the story beats are interesting and fun and engaging and, at times, upsetting. i’m excited to keep my reread of the rest of the series!

The Yellow Wallpaper

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

5.0

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

a classic for a reason. what a horrific descent into psychosis. and that ending!

The Travelling Cat Chronicles

Hiro Arikawa

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad 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: No

a new favorite. clawed my heart out and then lovingly kneaded it back together. i sobbed for the last two or so hours it took me to finish reading it. i am forever changed as a person and i am going to go hug both of my cats very tighty now.

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