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402 reviews

Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth

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

4.0

liked this a lot more than her other book.

i knew that the person giving the interviews had to be making up the story about John being an abuser once she realized that hearing about that tuff excited him, however, i did not expect it to be fairchild

good book that kept me guessing, and nothing came out of too left field. enjoyed it and hope to read other things by hepworth after this

The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

i guess i expected more of a stand alone from this book instead of such a stark continuation of the original triology. so there were a lot of times that i was confused, especially with the swtiching POVs which was not my favorite. after i read a summary and got more of a dumbed down version of the book. i realized i liked it. just wish it wasnt so confusing the first go around

Finale by Stephanie Garber

emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.5

a worthy end to a fun triology. i loved these characters (mainly scarlett and julian) a lot and im going to miss them. 

Legendary by Stephanie Garber

adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

most of the book felt way too much like filler, the end got really interesting but also a little too predictable for my liking. liked tella more as a character by the end of it tho

The Intern by Michele Campbell

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

had a lot of potential, thought the judge's backstory was interesting,

but there is no way in hell that they would have been able to trick the FBI like that like come on,, they didn't need a body confirmation??? that part ruined it for me

Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

1.5

i try and try but i just cant really find the appeal of Ali Hazelwood books. this is the third book ive read by her and its essentially the SAME EXACT STORY. i mean how many times can you write "enemies to lovers scientists with a slight professional achievement gap" 

Caraval by Stephanie Garber

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

what kind of CRACK IS IN THIS BOOK?? i haven’t found myself excited to sit down and read a book in so long until this one came along. yeah the characters pissed me off sometimes and the magic was a little confusing at times, but man the story just kept sucking me back in. i cannot wait to find out where the rest of the series goes and im gonna be so sad if it starts to go downhill 

The Family Game by Catherine Steadman

emotional 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

4.0

honestly should have seen the fact that the husband was evil when he allowed her to play in those games with no warning

a fresh read honestly, fairly remiscent of Ready or Not, but still really enjoyed it. wish Harriet was a little les dumb though 

The Fury by Alex Michaelides

challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

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

0.5

if i rolled my eyes any harder, they would fall out of my head 

i hated the way this story was told, i hated the characters, and i hated the way that the female characters were talked about. Also, i still left the novel confused because of the dumbass way this story was told. like i get what he was trying to do, but it did NOT work

Sign Here by Claudia Lux

emotional tense medium-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

1.5

what kind of acid trip