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104 reviews

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

I enjoyed this one so much! It kinda reminds of a feel good version of Baby Reindeer. Modern Scottish setting, extremely unique voice, past trauma, and a love interest. 👀

Lucky Bitch: A Guide for Exceptional Women to Create Outrageous Success by Denise Duffield-Thomas

funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

3.75

Good content but her audiobook editor did her dirty. Having read her Chill and Prosper and Get Rich books, I recommend those way more! 

Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

5.0

I read this book in two days and absolutely adored it! 

Glucose Revolution: The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar by Jessie Inchauspé

informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

4.75

I loved how the information is presented and I’m already benefiting from the hacks! However, I had to deduct 1/4 a star for how many times she mentioned her Instagram account (which is amazing BTW but still got annoying 😅) 

The Glucose Goddess Method by Jessie Inchauspé

informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

Such great information written in a fun way with gorgeous food photography!

The Women by Kristin Hannah
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.

Book club before I could finish. Read summary. Just really wasn’t my cup of tea. 

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book is truly a gift to the world. ❤️

I Found You by Lisa Jewell

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

It’s too far out there, but it kept me interested and guessing until the end 

The Search Party by Hannah Richell

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I loved the setting, unique character list, and drama! Dom was too much though. 

End of Story by A.J. Finn

challenging mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I hate unfairly comparing new books from an author I love, but if his name wasn’t on the cover, I wouldn’t have had a clue he wrote this. The writing style is SO different and not in a good way. I kept having to reread pages because the flow just didn’t make sense. It was too artsy or too try hard or something. I will say the twist was modern and unique but it just didn’t hit for me. However, I do hope he keeps writing because Woman in the Window is one of my all time favorite thrillers!