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124 reviews

Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way to Think About Abortion by Gabrielle Stanley Blair

informative fast-paced

3.0

In a New York Minute by Kate Spencer

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

Summer at the Cape by RaeAnne Thayne

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

dark mysterious tense 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

2.0

I think the twists in this book were done better than many of Sager’s books, but he lost me with the whole possession thing. I just really didn’t enjoy the supernatural element and was disappointed that it became the pivotal focus of the novel. However, I felt like the characters were better fleshed out than many of his other female characters, and appreciated that I didn’t expect the ending. I do feel like it’s hard to believe that a mother would send her child to get sober in the place where her husband drowned though. 

A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

I was disappointed by this book. I predicted at least part of the ending after the first chapter, and it felt like the author was so concerned with creating a twist ending that the plot became cartoonishly implausible. Too much of the plot was cliche and trite, and there are so many unanswered questions and unresolved plot lines. An episode of Criminal Minds is better written than this book.