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114 reviews

Briar Girls by Rebecca Kim Wells

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

3.5 stars, full review to come

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki

challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Murder for the Modern Girl by Kendall Kulper

dark hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

Ruby Newhouse is a fierce and fiery young flapper with a heart for justice and women’s rights.
This book was wonderful and I was not disappointed in the slightest.
It’s fast-paced, full of mystery and intrigue and an absolute page-turner. While romance isn’t at the forefront of this book, when it is there, your heart melts and you get butterflies just reading it.
I highly recommend this book to lovers of criminal justice, the dazzling 20s and strong female main characters.
This ARC was provided by NetGalley and Holiday House in exchange for an honest review.

How We Fall Apart by Katie Zhao

3.5

How Do We Relationship?, Vol. 2 by Tamifull

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Grief, Cursing, and Confinement

Minor: Self harm, Death of parent, Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Drug use

Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Death

Minor: Sexual harassment, Death of parent, and Child death

Fawkes by Nadine Brandes

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Racism, War, Torture, and Slavery

Lore by Alexandra Bracken

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Cursing

Minor: Sexual harassment

In the Ravenous Dark by A.M. Strickland

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

This book has my heart and I adore it so much! There are no words for how good it is!