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Atmosphere

Taylor Jenkins Reid

3.5

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

Problematic Summer Romance

Ali Hazelwood

3.0

funny lighthearted 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: Yes

The bulk of the thin plot takes place in the characters’ past and it just doesn’t work.

Sounds Like Love

Ashley Poston

3.5

emotional funny hopeful 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

The Love Haters

Katherine Center

3.5

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

Heavy on cheesiness

Content Warnings

Love in Focus

Lyla Lee

3.5

emotional lighthearted 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

Very sweet second chance sapphic romance

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

V.E. Schwab

3.5

adventurous dark mysterious 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: Yes

Not Schwab’s best, but still lots of sapphic vampire fun

Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng

Kylie Lee Baker

4.0

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

Baker captures the traumas of grief, Covid-19, and racial hate crimes in one brutal book

Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating

Adiba Jaigirdar

3.0

emotional 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: Yes

This was cute

Clytemnestra

Costanza Casati

2.0

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I liked the writing but found the story difficult to follow

Kiss Me, Maybe

Gabriella Gamez

3.5

lighthearted 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: No

This book might have been TOO San Antonio for me to fully enjoy

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