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Can't Let Her Go by Kianna Alexander
Did not finish book. Stopped at 46%.

I struggled some with the POV and the dialogue, but I ultimately decided to DNF because I didn’t feel the connection between the characters and didn’t like how the first almost-spicy time went.

When Peaches wanted to know what them hooking up would mean and Jaime got mad because Peaches didn’t want to have sex right that second, it was over for me.

I also didn’t love how much focus there was on Jaime’s femininity and Peaches’ masculinity. 

At First Spite by Olivia Dade

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

4.0

Pride and Protest by Nikki Payne

4.0

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

• 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

5.0

The Chemistry of Familiar Objects by Alexandra Vasti

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

You, with a View by Jessica Joyce

5.0

Yours for Now by Leonor Soliz

funny hopeful 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? No

4.5

The Cock Down the Block by Amy Award
Did not finish book. Stopped at 54%.

I just couldn’t get into the writing style, but kept trying to give the story a chance. It’s fluffy, but the cheese and corn factors are turned up so high, it was cringey for me.

In the first sex scene, Chris is attacked by the rooster. He picks up the rooster, carries it outside to its coop, feeds it treats, and goes back inside to fuck Trixie. But he never washes his hands. I literally gagged. I couldn’t keep reading after he touched her with his chicken fingers

Do Your Worst by Rosie Danan

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

It took me a chapter or two to really get hooked, but I loved this story so much. Rosie always does such a good job of making her characters complex, flawed, and lovable—even & especially in this enemies to lovers. The growth of Riley and Clark is incredible, and the intimacy their find together first as desire, then spite, then love, makes this read so enjoyable. Riley and Clark are deeply emotional characters and I loved watching them learn to share that with one another. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, War, and Abandonment

Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

3.5

In some ways, this book felt like a roller coaster. The end has all these adventurous twists and turns that I loved, and I loved the beginning of the story as well. The middle, mainly in the character development of Ford, fell a little flat for me. It’s a book I’m glad I read because I enjoyed the setting, the premise, and the FMC so much!