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Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas

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mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

They had been pen pals for 7 years and everything was going great until they met. They both went to a party where Misha’s idea of Ryen would change. After that night he would go through a rough patch where he’ll stop writing Ryen. Misha goes to Ryen’s school to finish a personal project but everything goes to waste when they start getting in each other’s face. 
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It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

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emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Lily Bloom comes from an abusive household, which really dictates how she feels about both her parents. After her father dies and she is asked to give his eulogy she freezes up because she doesn’t know what to say good about her father. The story begins when she goes up to a roof to blow off some steam, however, she’s not the only one there to get a bit of fresh air. She starts talking with this guy named Ryle, creating a bond. She talks to him about her father hitting her mother, about the first love of her life, and about her dream to have a floral shop. He starts talking too, and that’s when they realize they’re opposite poles. When they were getting comfortable, Ryle is called into work and leaves. 6 months later, she opens her floral shop and the person she least thought would enter through that door comes right in.
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Beach Read by Emily Henry

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inspiring lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

 January thinks she has a perfect and happy family until she discovers her father’s had double life for quite some time. At her father’s funeral, she meets the woman who he was having an affair with. This discovery leads January to rethink the relationship she had with her dad and how her family really was. When she tries to confront her mom it opens a black hole and distances both women. January’s father leaves her a house where she supposedly lived with her mistress, what she doesn’t know is that her enemy Gus lives right next to it.
They’ll open up to each other leading to something more than a friendship
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Ten by Gretchen McNeil

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adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

4.25

 Ten teenagers get invited to a party in the house of the most popular girl in school. When Meg and Minnie arrive on the island they’re greeted by TJ and Ben. Meg and Minnie have been in love with TJ for many years now. They lead them to the house and they meet everyone else, TJ tells them that the host will arrive the next Monday morning, so they start to search for film DVDs. They find a very weird disc and that’s when the horror begins. 
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A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

 Kell, one of the two antari existing, while traveling across Londons, comes across a powerful, and strange stone. He decides to travel to Black London to get rid of the stone. During this journey, he’ll come upon Lila, a young thief who only wanders with getting her own ship and traveling the world. Lila will discover a whole other world thanks to Kell, and will also discover something about herself she didn’t know. 
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

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funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? Yes

3.75

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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emotional inspiring relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

 60s gorgeous film legend Evelyn Hugo contacts a skilled but not famous writer to write a book about her life behind the cameras and the reasons for all the marriages she's gone through. The writer Monique is surprised by the reason why such a famous actress has chosen her to write her biography. She agrees to write the book and publish it after she dies. Evelyn tells Monique the reason behind all of her marriages and the truth about the love of her life. After working in one of her most famous movies, she falls in love with her costar Celia St. James, finding out that she is in fact bisexual. Evelyn reveals to Monique that two of her marriages were arranged so that she and Celia could continue their relationship. After all her loved ones dying, Hugo decides she doesn't need to keep hiding the fact that she is bisexual, and so, after her death, all her secrets will be revealed. 
Rebels of Eden by Joey Graceffa

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adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

Elites of Eden by Joey Graceffa

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adventurous emotional lighthearted tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

After being captured by the government, Rowan is experimented on and she lives 3 months being a whole other person called Yarrow; a rich first child whose mother is a Circle worker. She lives in the best boarding school in the inner circles and is friends with the most popular girl in the school. Lark enters the school on a mission to give Rowan her memory back in order to rebel against the Center. 
The Favorite by Kiera Cass

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emotional hopeful sad 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? No

4.0

A short Novella where Marlee, the audience’s favorite narrates how she falls in love with a palace guard. She gets punished for it but is still happy because of how it all ends.