sheenareadsstuff's Reviews (966)

After You

Jojo Moyes

3.5

emotional 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

Beautiful Things

Emily Rath

3.5

emotional lighthearted slow-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

You Can Kill

Rebecca Zanetti

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

You Can Die

Rebecca Zanetti

4.0

challenging dark emotional 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

Dating Dr. Dil

Nisha Sharma

4.0

emotional funny lighthearted 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

You Can Hide

Rebecca Zanetti

4.0

challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

You Can Run

Rebecca Zanetti

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Me Before You

Jojo Moyes

4.0

challenging emotional reflective 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

Brewed With Love

Shelly Page

4.5

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Flirty Dancing

Jennifer Moffatt

4.5

emotional funny lighthearted 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

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This book was 100% a cover buy for me and I don't regret it for a second.  It was the queer Dirty Dancing-inspired RomCom that I was hoping for.  Archer is our MC, a talented dancer who has dreams of becoming a Broadway star.  He gets his shot dancing at Shady Queens for the summer.  Mateo is our former Broadway star (and Archer's childhood crush) who is a veteran at Shady Queens. I loved getting to know Archer and Mateo and all their friends and zany side-characters.  The whole thing felt like a fun summer getaway.  I loved the drama of all the different summer relationships.  It totally reminded my of my days working at seasonal camps.  The story was young, fun, and lighthearted and everything was wrapped up with a nice bow at the end of it.  I'll definitely be checking out more of Jennifer's work.