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Happy Place by Emily Henry

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adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective 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

4.5

The Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 19%.

It was pretty obvious at around the start of chapter 9 that

Delphie was going to end up with Cooper. I skipped to the last chapter and confirmed this was correct as well. I can't believe that they don't fully get together until the end. I feel like the story could have been way shorter.

. I get that the writing was meant to be quirky but it made Delphie and Merritt not that "loveable" and more cringe, which I get the whole concept of this book is but I just couldn't get onboard for the ride.

Pines by Blake Crouch

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.

The book started tense and moved fast, but then he kept getting stuck in the same helpless situation as the people around him weren't helping him

(which I understand makes sense after reading the book sumnary

but it was hard for me to get over the hump.

At the Table with Jesus: 66 Days to Draw Closer to Christ and Fortify Your Faith by Louie Giglio

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective

4.0

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-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

Very realistic depiction of the girl and boy bestfriend trope.

Just surprised it took them 12 years to finally give in to their feelings.

Emily Henry is so good at making me feel the emotions of the characters.

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

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adventurous dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Interesting take on the multiverse concept. I do wish there was an epilogue of some sort as the ending was too abrupt, especially with the multiverse factor.

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The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley

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Did not finish book.

The plot wasn't moving along fast enough to want me to keep reading. Some of the short POVs weren't necessary.

These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

The build-up took really long and it was a sudden climax and drop off in the last 2 chapters. To be honest, I didn't know where the book was going at all except that I read it as a recommendation of a Christian influencer to read. Despite that, I really like the themes of this book, namely, the theme of GRACE, as a Christian reader.

There were some plot holes in the ending but I get what the author was conveying. I feel like she could have focused more on the relationship throughout the years between Scotland and Cooper.

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Love Her or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey

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hopeful inspiring reflective 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

3.25

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samgyupsal's reviews 23 reviews

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