tobereadbookshelf's Reviews (935)

Bridget Jones's Diary

Helen Fielding

4.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Mixed Signals

B.K. Borison

4.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

Magnolia Parks: Into the Dark

Jessa Hastings

4.0

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Dragonfruit

Makiia Lucier

4.0

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Kulti

Mariana Zapata

4.25

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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: Complicated

Saving Verakko

Victoria Aveline

3.0

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed this, but they’re starting to feel pretty repetitive. All three MMC’s have had basically the exact same personality and the hesitations the females have about entering into a mated relationship are only mildly different. Honestly, their concerns make a lot of sense, but it doesn’t change the fact that I’m starting to feel like I’m reading the same book over and over. I can think of a lot of interesting directions the author could take this series and I’m hopeful she’ll change it up a bit in the next book. Even with all of these issues, I still devoured this and will undoubtedly read the entire series. I don’t know what kind of crack she’s putting in these, but I’m clearly an addict.

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I promised myself I’d finish Magnolia Parks today, but I have no self control with this series. 😅

Happy Medium

Sarah Adler

3.5

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

"Don't you think I feel it too?" Charlie asks abruptly, less irate and more... pleading? Of course I... I feel whatever it is between us. But I don't trust it, I can't. Because I don't trust you."