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96 reviews

Beach Read by Emily Henry

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

3.5

1. who names a child january 2. why were we arching in every sex scene
Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

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

1.5

made me nostalgic for my wattpad novel reading days
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith

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dark mysterious 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

4.5

sad to say i didn't guess the murderer πŸ˜”
The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy

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

2.0

there was not a single trait of BOBBY WESTERN πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸˆπŸŒŽπŸ’ΈπŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΈπŸ¦… that ended up being necessary to the story (if there even was one). deep sea diver racecar driver incest crush on his sister grandma's inheritance like omfg we get it he's a MAN
36 Questions That Changed My Mind about You by Vicki Grant

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

1.75

objectively terrible plot and character-wise however it was redeemed from the one star by the fact that the dialogue was written in that play style so i didn't have to sit through more of her actual senorita-awesome-esque writing 
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

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dark emotional sad 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

4.75

writing style was my absolute fav, ruined by the fact that every possible bad thing that couldve happened to this boy happened. give my man a fucking break
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

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challenging dark emotional fast-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

3.5

definitely need to read again and take my time. but i live for a crazy woman in an attic tf
The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante

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emotional hopeful reflective fast-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

lena is so real because even having everything else going for me i will still fixate on a man who doesnt even like me that much
The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

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

3.5

i love italy and i love political allegories 😍😍
First Love by Ivan Turgenev

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

2.5

cute and russian πŸ˜›