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sambam_42's Reviews (308)
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:
No
challenging
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
This was a fun look at someone I didn't previously know about - and seeing it from her own perspective was great. I have a feeling Josephine Baker's vitality, compassion, and humanity would make her as popular today as it made her 80 years ago during the height of her fame.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Medical trauma, War
Moderate: Genocide, Antisemitism, War, Classism
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book was exceedingly diverting. It was funny, light-hearted, winsome, and sweet. With very little "spice" the author managed to convey passion and desire. Entirely sweet.
informative
sad
medium-paced
adventurous
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was such a fun, light-hearted look at what it means to be a villain and what it means to be good.its got all the classic rom-com tropes but does it in a way that doesn't make them corny. It just works. Can't wait to get my hands on the next ones.
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was really interested to read this one just not in the right head space.
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
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
Ali Hazelwood definitely has a type - and it's very large Scandinavian men. And, I'm mostly OK with it. While it seems like her books (other than Bride) have been a bit formulaic (i.e. nerdy science girl meets LARGE broody science guy) this one differed in that she made them both athletes as well. She focused on their relationship while being sports nerds getting to become science nerds. There wasn't the whole falling-out betrayal that has sometimes happened in her other books, which I appreciate. The sex in this one is darker, and seems to be dipping her toes in something a bit more risque and explorative. As a woman over 40, I would prefer to see her write about older characters sometimes, not college juniors, but I do appreciate she didn't make them immature.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content
Minor: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Alcohol