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195 reviews

The Family Experiment by John Marrs

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

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

5.0

King of Pride by Ana Huang

hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

Siren's Heart: Love at First Sight by Hailey Frost

emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Devil Mine by Khai Hara

dark medium-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? No

3.0

The Comeback by Lily Chu

hopeful lighthearted 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

3.75

King of Greed by Ana Huang

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

Did not care about the Roman plot but otherwise it was a good book

Falling by T.J. Newman

adventurous emotional tense 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? No

4.5

First Comes Like by Alisha Rai

lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.5

This book had a strong start but it started to fall apart at 60%. 

I rage finished it, and found nothing that could salvage it. 

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton
Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.

I’m at 31%, have been rage reading it only because this seriously cannot be something thousands of people have liked, recommended and made it a best-seller; right?

My biggest gripe was the hacking. Everyone and their mother is brilliant at hacking YET the FMC just continues to live in this godforsaken house without any security? Don’t even get me started on the relationships. Both the friendship and the stalkership are so shallow, a baby could wade theough it.

The MMC is a walking toxic-misogynistic-ahole of a conundrum. Mr. I stalk and r*pe a woman but hey i also save girls from trafficking but I hate talking to rpist but i am a r*pist.

Eff this book. I doubt I’ll rage finish it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Play Along by Liz Tomforde

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0