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27 reviews

The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

dark emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Eating disorder

Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell

emotional slow-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

 Thanks to William Morrow and NetGalley for this eARC!

This book follows high school best friends Shiloh and Cary from when they meet as teenagers and reconnect at 33. There is a lot of switching between present day in the book and flashbacks that help understand how each of them grew over the years. I really enjoyed both of the main characters in the present day and did find their personalities frustrating when there we flashback to high school. Around the middle of the story, I understood more of why we needed to understand them as their younger selves to see the growth in both of them.

The story was very well written, and I felt like I really got to know all the characters. Some of the flashback chapters were short but helped fill in many gaps in both Shiloh and Cary's story to understand they was they acted as adults. To be honest in the beginning of the book I did not think I was going to like this and thought it would be hard to get through mainly because of their personalities from high school but I kept going and truly started to love both of them and wanted to know how it would end.

The ending was a little rushed, but I truly enjoyed the ride and the friendship of Shiloh and Cary. 

This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake

emotional funny hopeful fast-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

This Wicked Fate by Kalynn Bayron

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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? No

4.0

The Love Wager by Lynn Painter

funny lighthearted 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? No

3.0