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Rouge by Mona Awad

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

A Proposal They Can't Refuse by Natalie Caña

funny lighthearted 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

4.75

Drinking Games by Sarah Levy

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

You, Again by Kate Goldbeck

funny lighthearted 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

5.0

Love an updated When Harry Met Sally

Glossy: Ambition, Beauty, and the Inside Story of Emily Weiss's Glossier by Marisa Meltzer

informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.75

This Is Big: How the Founder of Weight Watchers Changed the World--And Me by Marisa Meltzer

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Eating disorder

Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas

lighthearted relaxing medium-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

4.0

Solid first entry in this series. Wish there had been more banter in the lead up to their coupling but oh well. 

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

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

Def a literary fiction take on the romance genre as on my friends said in describing this book. Some very fun parts but not a squee romance novel. 

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

emotional 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

5.0

Cozy literary fiction indeed. I did the audiobook with Meryl Streep narrating  which was a delight.  It brought me back to the time during Covid I was living with my parents. Just a lot of nostalgia and emotion. 

Love in Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold by Bolu Babalola

emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0