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Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang

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hopeful informative 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

Really cute story, awesome drawings!

Red Tigress by Amélie Wen Zhao

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tense slow-paced

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

2.0

The first book was sooooo good, but this one was one battle after the other and dragging on and on.
I don't think I will read part 3 :(

Happy Place by Emily Henry

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emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

I needed a sappy romance to get me out of my reading slump.
Well, this was not it.
The title is very misleading because it didn't make me HAPPY at all.
This book isn't a cutesy romance that is clearly just another story to make us readers escape our boring, depressive lives and nowhere near realistic.
It's raw and heartbreaking, the kind of lovestory you find in real life and that you're never 100% sure of if it will last. If you're actually meant to be this happy, or if it will all blow up in an instant and you will be left with nothing.
Safe to say, even though it did make me cry (multiple times), I really really loved this different take on romance.
I have said it before and I will probably say it again and again, Emily Henry is a GREAT writer. Larger than life. Thank you for writing this.

Blood Heir by Amélie Wen Zhao

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adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0

Yesss! A good fantasy story that pulled me in right away! Jumping into part two!

Then There Was You by Mona Shroff

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emotional inspiring 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

4.0

This was a fun, emotional read ❤️❤️ also, Ron Weasley is apparently going to group therapy for dealing with the loss of a child.
But WHY is there no capital in the title on the bookcover 🥲🥲.

A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid

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reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

The premise was cute, it's a fantasy set in a possible alternative reality. But the plot was quite obvious from the start which didn't make it that intriguing as I would have wanted.
Also for some reason the main character keeps getting harassed by older men? What is the added value in that?

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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dark tense medium-paced