youonlywishau's reviews
29 reviews

The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand

emotional funny hopeful relaxing 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

i only give five stars when a book really moves me. i find it hard to get swept into the plot especially when a book is not well written and the plot lacks a strong foundation. that being said i would give up my first born to read this book for the first time again.

i physically sobbed when the hotel got five keys.

hilderbrand puts such love and care into her characters that it’s impossible not to become emotionally attached to them. it’s literally 2 in the morning that’s how dedicated i was to this book. five keys!!! 

The Coworker by Freida McFadden

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

relatively good but the characters were really hard to like (which was the point) but made it difficult to read at times. really liked how fast paced it was though.

Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

makes you appreciate things you may have looked over before. a beautiful book all round.

The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.75

So moving. Brought me to tears multiple times.

Believe Me by Tahereh Mafi

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

4.5

unnecessary to the overall plot, but fuck did i love it. i’m literally sobbing, i loved this series.

Imagine Me by Tahereh Mafi

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

so heart wrenching and beautiful, this definitely felt slower than the other books but it was just as meaningful. LOVED IT

Reveal Me by Tahereh Mafi

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful tense 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? Yes

4.0

I love the way the writing style changed to match Kenjis personality. Jello literally made me laugh out loud.

Defy Me by Tahereh Mafi

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense slow-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

this book literally tore my heart out and then put it back and poured joy and fear and everything on top of it and i don’t even know how to think after this book.

Shadow Me by Tahereh Mafi

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

LOVE KENJI! felt like this book was good for the people who love kenji but it was very repetitive, it gave us a lot of new information without explaining it to hook you into the next book. also rooting for nazeera and kenji

Restore Me by Tahereh Mafi

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense 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

My head is literally spinning. I stg if juliette and aaron aren’t end game i'm gonna lose it. BUT OMG THE TWISTS.