mstlove90's reviews
112 reviews
The Summer of Broken Rules by K.L. Walther
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
The Last Word by Taylor Adams
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
funny
lighthearted
reflective
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
4.25
Read this book if you’re looking for: enemies to lovers, unlikely friendships, royal relationships, forbidden love, humor and witty banter
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“ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀꜱᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ʙɪɢ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴꜱ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟɪꜰᴇ … ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ꜱᴏ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ʙɪɢ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟɪꜰᴇ, ʏᴏᴜ’ʟʟ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴄᴀʀʀʏ ɪᴛ ɪɴꜱɪᴅᴇ ʏᴏᴜ. ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴇʀʀɪʙʟᴇ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴꜱ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴏɴ, ɪᴛ ᴅᴏᴇꜱɴ’ᴛ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ꜱᴛᴏᴘ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴛᴛᴏᴍ… ɪᴛ ɢᴏᴇꜱ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ᴅᴏᴡɴ.”
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I’ll be honest, I’ve heard so many bookstagrammers gushing over this book and how great they thought it was that I had to give it a read (also add in the fact that I watched the preview for the movie adaptation and it looks REALLY good… 👀).
Let me just say that these people definitely know what they are talking about! While I wasn’t a super fan of the political parts (president’s son and queen’s grandson), the story kept me hooked, there were quite a few cute quotes, AND they mentioned Star Wars (I’m lookin at you nerds).
The characters are loveable, their family is supportive of their dreams (ie supportive siblings - I’ve got those!), and the book was very easy to get through.
I’d definitely recommend you read this BEFORE the movie comes out on August 11th on Prime 📚 🎥
Wild at Heart by K.A. Tucker
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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
4.5
A Pessimist's Guide to Love by Jennifer Hartmann
emotional
hopeful
tense
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
An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak by Jennifer Hartmann
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
The Daydreams by Laura Hankin
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do: Take Back Your Power, Embrace Change, Face Your Fears, and Train Your Brain for Happiness and Success by Amy Morin
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
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
4.25
𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙤 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚, 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙞𝙩.”
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Read this book if you’re looking for: unlikely friendship, coming of age, witty banter, age gap friendship,
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I picked up this book just based on the blurb on the back and just figured I’d give it a shot. It is loosely based on a Thelma and Louise storyline but the twist is that the main characters are 21 and 84. They are on the run from something you don’t find out about until the very end. Throughout the story they end up teaching each other more than they ever thought possible. Not cheesy. Not hard to get through. I really enjoyed the perspective of Louise the 84yr old ‘on the run from the law’. It’s not a perspective you hear very often in books. Would definitely suggest this as a book to check out asap. I got mine from my local library!