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The Scarletti Curse by Christine Feehan

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  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

Discussion of sexual violence and it’s after effects is present in this book, but doesn’t occur between the main couple.

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A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.
Maybe I’ll try again someday, but I just couldn’t get hooked and I was already a fifth of the way through the book.
Beard Science by Penny Reid

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I really loved the first 65% or so of this book, but then the ending just felt kind of… flat? I was so convinced it was going to be a five star read for me but I felt like everything the book had built to kind of fizzled out with a whimper by the end. There wasn’t really a satisfying ending for anything they’d set up at the beginning of the book.

Also,
this is the first romance I’ve read where they didn’t have actual sex until the epilogue, and that kind of out of place by the end. The momentum was already gone by that point imo.
Knot A Trace by Liliana Carlisle

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emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

The Princess Bride by William Goldman

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adventurous funny
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

Keepsake by Sarina Bowen

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emotional hopeful slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

People have been trying to get me to read this book for ages, and now I finally get why.
Funny Story by Emily Henry

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emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

I was so all-in on this book until the last 70 or so pages, and I felt like it kind of fizzled out its momentum after that. Still loved it, but not quite 5 stars for me.
Beyond Shame by Kit Rocha

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dark emotional slow-paced

2.75

The smut was good and the world was interesting, but I wanted to strangle nearly every character for making the most dramatic decision at any given time.