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140 reviews

Sun Still Shining by Deb Rotuno

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Hold Your Breath by Katie Ruggle

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.5

Rain Must Fall by Deb Rotuno

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Desire by Amanda Quick

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

Dark Champion by Jo Beverley

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

The Arrangement by Thayer King

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.25

What the f was that climax? It ended so abruptly I had to double check if I missed a chapter. Also, Erika, what the f??

The One Month Boyfriend by Roxie Noir

emotional funny tense 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? Yes

3.5

Smoke & Rubber by Adell Ryan
Did not finish book. Stopped at 39%.

Ongoing abusive relationship with someone.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Physical abuse and Sexual assault

The author put a warning at the start of the book about the FMC's involvement wth a physically and mentally abusive domestic partner. I thought that partner was a boyfriend or husband. The books I've read before with an abusive domestic partner usually started with a short backstory of the worst of the abuse and the FMC living with that partner. But what I didn't expect is for that partner to be

her brother's best friend, and she lives with both of them.

Bad Intentions by Lexi Hart
Did not finish book. Stopped at 26%.

Starting from Scratch by Stacy Gail

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0