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198 reviews
Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.75
Dashed by Amanda Quain
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Thank you to Wednesday books for the ARC. Sense and Sensibility is my favorite Austen book (and Margaret is my favorite Dashwood sister), so I was so thrilled to see her as the hero to her own story. We meet this modern version of Margaret on a cruise with her family. She is at a point in her life where she’s not sure who she is or who she wants to be: more pragmatic like her sister Elinor, or more spontaneous like her other sister, Marianne. I loved the exploration of family here: something Quain always does well. And while Marianne makes some terribly misguided choices in this book, it only makes her transformation and discovery of self all the more satisfying. I loved the slow burn romance as well (my theatre kid heart loves a techie boyfriend to root for). This book is a perfect summer read: funny, romantic, and heartwarming. And you don’t need to be familiar with Jane Austen’s characters to enjoy it.
Index, A History of the: A Bookish Adventure from Medieval Manuscripts to the Digital Age by Dennis Duncan
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
5.0