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Social Crimes by Jane Stanton Hitchcock
Did not finish book. Stopped at 25%.

Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

emotional 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

THE MISCOMMUNICATION TROPE UGHHHH. I really enjoyed this book up until 70% in when I realized how much of a miscommunication trope storyline this actually was. I would’ve given it 4-4.25 stars had it not been for that. I will say that it did have some depth to the miscommunication so not as bad but stilllll.

Outside of that, the book flowed really well and I enjoyed the past and present alternating chapters that built up the backstory and the current story for them to converge well. The characters were not necessarily three dimensional for me but had some personality. Macy and Elliot’s relationship was beautiful to watch unfold. 

The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

This was not what I was expecting at all. It’s quite thought provoking and emotional.

Flirting With Disaster by Naina Kumar

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

4/5⭐️!! Naina Kumar does it again with the sweetest romance novel. This was fast paced and if I had more time to read I would’ve finished this in one sitting. I loved both main characters and felt the miscommunication second chance plot of this worked well. The book is also on the shorter side, clocking in at 299 pages, which works because anything else would’ve been fluff and not necessary. Overall I definitely recommend!!

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.0

3/5⭐️ (but that may change once I reread it)

Overall I feel like I couldn’t follow this well, but I think it may be that I didn’t make the connection about the dream walking early enough. There were too many things happening but also I feel like nothing happened for the first 75% of this book? The characters in this book are so three dimensional though. The Ridoc one liners and the dragon banter was very well done. 

Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

True Colors by Kristin Hannah

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

The Wedding People by Alison Espach

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

5/5⭐️!! This book deserves all the hype it's been getting. It's beautifully written and the story flows very well to the point where I never wanted to put it down. The characters are multidimensional and jump off the page, conveying such a range of emotions to the point you'll be feeling all the feels. There are so many good quotes in this book that I could add here, but instead of reading the quotes please go read this book!

Also, as someone who was born and raised in Rhode Island, the details about the area were pretty spot on. My favorite quote, which tells me the author did their research, was, “Anywhere farther than thirty minutes in Rhode Island is a destination wedding.” Spoken like a true Rhode Islander.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Vomit

The main character's cat dies.

Cover Story by Susan Rigetti

adventurous fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

2.5/5⭐️ I was hoping I’d love this one more than I did. The format was unique and the writing and concept were great but the story felt like it dragged on (even though it was so quick to read) and the ending wasn’t as explosive as the other reviews make it out to be.

Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Speechless. That is all.