The book started off really slow but I really started to enjoy it. I kind of spaced out during the video game stuff, but I otherwise it was really interesting. I really liked all the characters, and while there were some negative stereotypes, there were some that the author tried to fight. I’ve seen people say that this is a male centric view of the 80s and while I don’t know much about the 80s, I can see why people may not like that but also why it may make sense for the story. Overall I thought this was a really interesting book and dystopia.

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The 15th of December: A WesLizNickEmilieBaileyCharlie Christmas by Lynn Painter

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funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

Super cute Christmas story and I love how it connected my 3 favourite Lynn painter books

Friends With Solitude by nezkovsou

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dark emotional lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

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The Last Love Song by Kalie Holford

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.25

This was a pretty good book, really interesting, I really liked the romance but also how the book wasn't just focused on the romance. I'm glad we saw different people in Tori's life deal with the grief, and I liked seeing Tori's POV. Some things felt a bit odd, like how no one knew for so long how she died. The hunt was a bit hard to follow at times, but I may have also just not been paying enough attention. I wished we could have seen Tori's life more spread out rather than just the beginning of her trip. I would definitely read a book just about Tori Rose.

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People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

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emotional inspiring lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I actually wrote a really long review but it got deleted so i am rewriting a shortened version.

I really enjoyed this book, and loved the relationship between Alex and poppy. I felt like some of the problems from the beginning were ignored by the end. I really liked seeing the vacation scenes but felt there were a bit too many. I think the Croatia scene should have come earlier, by the time it was introduced it was painfully obvious what had happened and I didn't care anymore. I would have liked to see Alex's pov since he is known as being guarded and even Poppy didn't really know his emotions. I liked how there wasn't really any/graphic smut.

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Keeper of the Lost Cities The Graphic Novel Part 1: Volume 1 by Shannon Messenger

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

Gets a bonus because I actually like the books and the concept, but the graphic novel did not live up unfortunately. The art style was good and it was somewhat accurate to the book. I felt there were details that should have been included but weren’t, and I didn’t like that it wasn’t all 1 graphic novel. I would have preferred she waited and there was 1 graphic novel.

Better than Before by Lynn Painter

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

Idc that this is just a short story it was so cute I really liked seeing some of my favourite couples interact before their dating. And I missed Liz and Wes, especially Wes’s pining phase

Betting on You by Lynn Painter

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I really enjoyed this book, and the romance was really good, as Lynn painter always does. I felt there was a bit too much going on and not really a centralized plot. I also felt that there wasn’t enough of Charlie, his family and his character development. I really liked how baileys character progressed through the novel.

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