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Midnight at the Blackbird Café by Heather Webber

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

This is basically a Hallmark Movie in book form which is something I love.  A very thoughtful book on love, life and loss. I wish I could visit Wicklow and the Blackbird Cafe

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

emotional funny 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

5.0

Emily Henry does not disappoint. There is just something about the way she writes characters that it’s easy to fall in love with them and their story. Alex and Poppy are the cutest friend and an even cuter couple, a really great quick read. 

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

adventurous hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

This was a little jumpy and confusing in the beginning but then you figure out the through line between the stories and it really weaves together in a wonderful story. 

Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

I was worried this wouldn’t be as good as the first but I think it may be better, the characters are so much more sure of themselves and have a clear goal and work to get there, the plot builds and then everything ties together well. 

really my only complaint is that Forest and Sarah die, it felt like Iris had been through enough and Forest for that matter and it would have been nice to see them get to be a family after the war

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

adventurous dark emotional 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

I really loved this, the world was well developed and explained and the story intriguing. The extra bonus of a really sweet love story made it even better.

The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings
Did not finish book. Stopped at 37%.

This was just so confusing and even 130 pages I didn’t know what was happening.

Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir by Nikki Grimes

dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

5.0

Beautifully written story about a real life struggle

Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

A little slow to first get into but then the story really picks up. A really powerful story of two dads searching for the man that killed their sons and learning about them more along the way so that they could finally understand them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, Blood, Death, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship

One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional reflective tense 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

5.0

I am emotionally wrecked and would not recommend reading this on a plane because you will cry and people will stare. I can barely put into words just how good this was.

Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I was pleasantly surprised by this, I totally didn’t see the two biggest twists coming. I also always enjoy a book about someone else who loves books