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26 reviews

You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

This was a nice light read, until it got all emotional at the end.

wouldn't have forgiven how he treated her, but, oh well

Got really teary eyed with Jasmine's last comments on her personality, and her need to be loved and love in return 💗 

Sunshine's Syndicate by Brittany Tucker

adventurous emotional funny 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? No

5.0

This book was unexpectedly refreshing and way better that I thought it would. The amount of fantasy races seemed way over the top, but B. made it work in a great way. I started reading slowly but after like 5 chapters, it was impossible to put it down. I was initially not a fan of Tetra, I felt bad for how innocent she seemed, and that might be my only gripe. Innocent Tetra seems at odds with some history we learn almost at the end of the book. Apart from that, I'll say I enjoyed her character development and the slow burn almost killed me. My favorite characters were probably Jayvin and Sayzar (lol). Boot was probably third and would have loved to know more of all the questions that he never answered. Jayvin is my new addition to my book husbandos, the way his character was written was amazing: like what I expect vampires should be written, but with the PTSD tinge that made him unique. Hear me out: Sayzar won my heart in a dark way 💕🤣 

I do need to say that the panic attack scenes were really well written. Also, fair to note the spice level on this one is like 1/5 meaning fade to black scenes. This is most definitely more a cozy fantasy with romance on it. 

There's a lot of lore I need to know. Please more books 🙏🏻 

Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See

informative reflective sad slow-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

5.0

Highly reflective book. Although there is a lot of fiction on things that could have happened to Tan Yunxian, and the story of the Spinster Aunt and the pregnancy was amazing and reminded me of Apothecary Diaries, it presented a real view of how women, low or high class during the Ming Dynasty and even today, face challenges specific to the female, in regards of education, medical treatment and marriage.

I also wonder if how her marriage evolved through time has any similarities with modern marriages.

See had an incredible amount of research to do for this book and presented everything in a great and complete way. I'm still curious about the case recipes, might look for Lady Tan's book 📚

The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Kingdom, vol. 3: La Capital Real, Xianyang by Hernán Leguizamón, Yasuhisa Hara, Yasuhisa Hara

adventurous funny informative fast-paced

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

3.5

Disfruté que El Rey del Pueblo de la Montaña

fuera mujer y que unieran fuerzas con Xin y Co

. Xin es super exagerado y es divertido como se burlan de todas la situaciones hipotéticas para las que entrenó con Piao de pequeño. Ya quiero ir mas adelante y ver más

dibujos de estrategias de guerra

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Bride by Ali Hazelwood

funny sad fast-paced

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

3.5

Me gustó el libro, Lowe fue un lindo personaje, Misery con un sentido del humor súper divertido. Hubo un detalle muy inesperado y la última pelea de los protas súper irracional, pero también un poco realista, por la personalidad de Lowe. Nos queda la duda de si habrá segundo libro (?) btw el plot twist! No lo vi venir. Súper interesante como toman más el rumbo biológico para explicar la diferencia entre humanos, vampiros y werewolves. 

The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James

sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

No sé cómo procesar este libro. La mayoría del tiempo, dió loneliness vibes super fuertes por Romy estar tan aislada y sola luego de la muerte de sus padres. Luego los plot twists iniciales de la segunda nave y la guerra mundial. Los ataques de pánico de Romy relacionados con la falta de luz y los astronautas, la muerte de sus papás, súper vívidos. 

Pero los últimos plot twists lo dejan a uno en shock. Me imaginé muchas cosas menos estas. Se transformó de repente en thriller/ space suspense. 

Me habría gustado entender cómo se resolvió el final mejor, quedó algo abierto o incierto? 

The Lines We Leave Behind by Eliza Graham

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Agatha Raisin y la quiche letal by M.C. Beaton

adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

5.0

El Bosque de Los Secretos by Erin Hunter

adventurous emotional relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5