madisonwray's reviews
530 reviews

adventurous emotional funny sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

The family drama!!! There were some structural things I didn’t love, but loved the story and the characters. Def got the Yellowstone vibes.

The Husbands by Holly Gramazio

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

This was such a fun and funny book! There were twists I wasn’t expected, and I was laughing out loud. I loved Lauren and the questions she was asking just felt so real. I think this would be a great book club book

The Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki

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emotional lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

Just a warm hug ❤️ I love how in Japanese collections of short stories everyone and everything is connected. It all comes full circle

First Love: Essays on Friendship by Lilly Dancyger

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challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Lost and Lassoed by Lyla Sage

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

I love them. And I love the father relationships as well. And Riley. And everyone.

Caraval by Stephanie Garber

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-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

4.0

This was a rollercoaster. The pacing was weird, the vibes were so good at the beginning. It was magical it was challenging it was adventurous and then it was DARK with kinda no warning? Everyone started dying (but don’t worry death doesn’t matter) and then everyone was lying and poor poor Scarlett. Anyways. So many twists. I wish maybe there were fewer. But it did keep me wanting to keep reading.

Swift and Saddled by Lyla Sage

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emotional funny hopeful fast-paced