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367 reviews

Not Just Gal Pals by Elizabeth Luly

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

3.25

Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

The Briar Club by Kate Quinn

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives by Emily Amick, Sami Sage

challenging emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

5.0

The Marble Queen by Anna Kopp

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.5

The Tea Dragon Tapestry by K. O'Neill

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

4.5

I truly enjoyed how seamlessly the stories of books 1 & 2 entwined together into this sweet, heartwarming, and charming story! ❤️❤️❤️

The Tea Dragon Festival by K. O'Neill

adventurous challenging inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.25

I really adored the well done sign language illustrations it fit so beautifully into the story! I also adored how casually people's differences were represented and acknowledged in this beautiful story! ❤️

The Tea Dragon Society by K. O'Neill

adventurous hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.25

This was such a a lovely book! The artwork is beautiful and the story feels like being wrapped in a warm hug! ❤️❤️❤️

Dark Restraint by Katee Robert

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I have absolutely loved Katee Robert's Dark Olympus, Wicked Villains, and Sabine Vallley series. But I wasn't sure how I was going to feel about this one because it was following a trope that I've never really enjoyed. That being said, I was blown out of the water by how much I did truly enjoy Dark Restraint! I loved how the trope was done, as well as everything else that is going on within this story. I will say, I was hoping for a little bit more of Dionysus in the story, but I understand why his character is a little more of a side character in this book.