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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense 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

5.0

edit: i have changed my rating to 5 stars bc i have not stopped thinking about this book since i finished it.
celia and evelyn’s relationship is so beautiful and flawed and perfect. evelyn as a bi women is written in such a comforting way and is so well done, and in that regard i feel so spoiled to have read this book because some of her thoughts put my own into actual words


OG: such a good book oh my god… always love wlw representation but
ESPECIALLY the bi women rep and how hard evelyn pushed for that and to not be put in a box, i feel so seen 🥹 there are not a lot of books with strong, bi main characters. 
also the pro-sex and whatnot aspect of the book was so well done… especially regarding women’s sexuality because i feel like it’s still a taboo topic unforch. the ending was a bit predictable but otherwise i haven’t read a book this fast in FOREVER
The Enigma of Room 622 by Joël Dicker

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.5

there were definitely some slower parts that were difficult to understand but considering i read the last 350 or so pages within the last day, i’d say it was a really good msytery novel that KEPT me on my toes +
i love anastasia, at first i didn’t but after learning more about her UGHH she’s so sweet
UnWholly by Neal Shusterman

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adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful sad tense fast-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

4.75

Everyone Here Is Lying by Shari Lapena

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

Unwind by Neal Shusterman

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

#ONEOFMYFAVBOOKSEVER reread for the second time and GOSH had me hooked just like the first read! 
Brother by Ania Ahlborn

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

why was that ending so sad what. overall such a good book. the planning and the plot twist was so well done!
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The Wrath & the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh

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adventurous challenging dark funny tense slow-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

3.25

This Is Not the Jess Show by Anna Carey

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adventurous funny mysterious reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

overall a fast past book which is what kept me hooked because they characters were pretty bland and the plot was missing some points, and at times ‘coincidental’ ie.
when jess and kipps went into mims room and she was a perfect jess
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

my only issue is that oliver and meredith were a tad bland, but the rest of the characters were so loveable, especially james and pip <3 overall a good pace and never had any dull scenes (even with the high amount of dialogue)
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

3.75

it was slow at the start and the end but the middle was fantastic and thrilling