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The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

Just One Taste by Lizzy Dent

lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

The Unlikely Heir by Jax Calder

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

2.5

this writing style didn’t work for me personally. 

The Prospects by KT Hoffman

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.5

Weyward by Emilia Hart

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? No

4.5

The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand

hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-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

3.5

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

emotional reflective sad 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? No

3.5

This book had so much potential and really fell flat for me. There was so much left unexplained and unresolved. I’m going for spoiler-free here but I really think that had some major plot points actually gone somewhere or been explained I would have enjoyed this a lot more. I just still have so many questions- and so many 😐😐😐 feelings on why we spent so much time on certain parts for it to amount to nothing. 

Yours for the Taking by Gabrielle Korn

I will post my review when SMP addresses the actions of their employee. 

Come & Get It by Kiley Reid

funny reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

3.75 rounded up. 
Okay, honestly? I hadn’t realized before reading this how popular ”uptalk” was, or that it even had a name. It is utilized frequently in this book in the dialogue of the college students. 
This is a character driven book (with a lot of main characters and a lot of side characters also) with maybe not a ton of plot but more into these character’s connections to each other, how they view money, and their status in relation to money. The characters are incredibly well fleshed out. The dialogue is witty and Reid is clearly a master of observation and cataloguing “what might this type of person say.” The language especially surrounding “white nature-y Christians” and how they gossip was so accurate I really felt 20 again and back at life group 🫠 (see my highlights) lol anyways!! This book did have a slow start, but by halfway in I was invested in finding out how everything resolved, and reading on to see what my new favorite quote from a character would be. While reading this I did find myself asking “do I like any of these characters?” “Do I know people like this in real life and like them?” Ultimately I’m glad I read this and also glad I never lived in a dorm. 

Thank you to NetGalley and especially to Bloomsbury for the much appreciated ARC in return for an honest review