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The American Roommate Experiment by Elena Armas

3.0

This book started off cute and fun, but at some point the book became just average. I didn't care about anything that was happening and it was predictable in a not good way. I had to force myself to finish the book at 3x speed so I don't DNF it when I was mostly done with the book. Overall disappointment considering I quite liked The Spanish Love Deception. 

Spell Bound by F.T. Lukens

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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? No

5.0

This just needs to be a cozy Halloween movie. It's just so magical and so cute. F. T. Lukens are one of my favorite authors now.

The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

I find this series so fun and cozy, but my only thing with this book is that it didn't give enough time or at least for me with the new characters to have an emotional hit to what happens in the book.

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I understand the hype and I am so heartbroken but I loved the book so much.

I wasn't expecting the slow start at the beginning and had put it down half way for a few months as I read other books, but after picking it up the last few days I fell in love. I am so happy I loved the book. The way it's written it feels like a masterpiece with how Adam Silvera plays with your heart and how everything is intertwined. It was such a rollercoaster of emotions and I loved it and of course I was a crying mess because I became so attached to the characters. I wish I read it without putting it down.

How To Bite Your Neighbor & Win A Wager by D.N. Bryn

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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? It's complicated

5.0

Peach Girl, Vol. 2 by Miwa Ueda

funny relaxing fast-paced

4.0

I still don't like Sae (as expected, she is the reason I am not binging the series as she is getting on my nerves) at all and Toji too, and how is Kiley the only reasonable character in this volume. I like Momo and she is right to be angry and all, I understand her and I like her as a character, I empathize with her, but some of her decisions felt soo impulsive, which might have been the reason I loved the anime so much when I was an early teen - I was really impulsive too. While I get really irritated at Sae while reading, getting to see Kiley as not only as the perverted and comic relief character but as a guy with principles and standing behind them compared to Toji, is really nice. There are some problems that probably are just because the book so from 1998, but the slut shaming isn't my favorite and in today's standards all of the couples will be toxic relationships, but I do find it entertaining. I am not sure if I will finish the manga series as it feels too childish for me currently, but for now I am continuing. 

If I See You Again Tomorrow by Robbie Couch

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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? No

5.0

If I can rate this any higher than 5 stars I would. It's my favorite book of the year. Not surprising at all considering I love Robbie Couch's books. The Sky Blues was my favorite book of last year and I loved Blaine For The Win. Just such a good story. I think it would have been even better if we had just a little more time to get to know Beau, but I don't really care. The book made me emotionally so many times and I even started crying at the last sentence of the book. 

I jumped into this book blind, I didn't realize it has a time loop trope so I was surprised and had a short period of time in which I was sceptical because I don't usually like the trope, but I changed my mind really fast. I knew I would love this book by the end of the first chapter.

I have started to stray away from contemporary YA books because reading about teenagers isn't always the most entertaining thing for me, but Robbie Couch always makes the stories so much more meaningful and entertaining and makes me root for the characters so fast. He is for sure one of my favorite authors. 

Husband Material by Alexis Hall

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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? It's complicated

5.0

Well that was an unconventional ending hahaha
But the book was great. I was happy that there wasn't a distinct third act conflict and it was more about their relationship and how they were fighting it out and their problems. I was just so happy they loved each other all the way no doubts, no serious miscommunication drama, just them loving each other even through stressful times and arguments. I just loved it, it reminded me why I loved the first book, but I do feel like I liked this one even more. Excited for the third book even though I was thinking I was finishing a series with this one haha. 

Blood & Honey by Shelby Mahurin

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

That ending... 
The book was great but I don't think I liked Reid and Lou as much together in this book. Reid felt a bit more misogynistic in this book than the first. He kept underestimating Lou and it irritated me a little. But overall it was a great book. Especially the ending. I cried so much. 

Hard Job by Annabeth Albert

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

I don't really have much to say. As the other books I have read this was such a cozy read and pulled me out of a reading slump. Surprisingly the ending was so sweet made me even tear up. I loved all the appearances of Danny and Cash and it just made me laugh out loud when Danny found out about the Duncan and Ezra considering the irony of the situation. Overall a great read.