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53 reviews

Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

everything abt this book was so perfect. hanaan khan is the most relatable main character i have ever read about. aydin is perfection n i honestly dk if i can wait another 9 years before i meet my own. but most importantly i loved the representation in this book, like ive never felt more seen before and everything was js so relatable. i also love how this is one of the best love stories ive ever read and we never got a kiss scene nor even a hug, just goes to prove how romance is better when its not shown purely through physical intimacy!

I Hope This Doesn't Find You by Ann Liang

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

favourite book i read in one sitting.
sadie wen is so me. ive never related to a character more in my life, shes so real for living off of validation 🙏🙏 n for her love n obsession with julias bcs girl me too. if sadie can find her julian why cant i (im trynna manifest it for my last yr of high school)

A Curse for True Love by Stephanie Garber

adventurous challenging emotional tense 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

4.0

wouldve been a five star if apollo didnt get more chaoters than jacks and if aurora js didnt exist

the ending was so rushed it actually broke my heart rhrhj but im so glad theey got their happy ending and while the curse didnt quite believe the not so human boy deserved it I KNOW HE DID. HE DESERVES EVERYTHING AND MOREEE.

apollos death was so satisfying like well deserved u narcissistic bitch.

and while aurora truly pissed me off i did feel bad for her 

evangeline fox deserves the entire world,

her bf was cursed by her step sister, she turned into stone, her fiance was cursed, and then cursed again, and then put into a state of suspended sleep, then she was cursed by lalas tears, she was framed for her husbands murder, she had to open the valory arch to save her husband, who was cursed by her friend to murder her, she was cursed by a mirror curse, she was bit by a vampire, her first love was turned into a vampire, she opened the valory arch and then was murdered by chaos, she lost all her memories, was forced to live with apollo who attempted to murder her multiple times and then she finally had the love of her life when apollo decided he wanted to flippin sacrifice her.

 

The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber

5.0

its three am and im finally done with the book. i cant take it anymore 😭😭 ive had enough of all these heartbreaks like hrjrj i think after all theyve put me through i deserve a nice happy ending with no apollo, no luc, no marisol, no chaos, no tiberius in sight. just a good fairytale ending that evangeline deserves. when jacks said all ballads have sad endings i shouldve known to stop reading bcs this ballad had the worst ending. booktok raves abt this book but its done nothing but raise my hopes just to crush them in the last five chapters. 

Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

deffo not as good as the caraval series yet 😭😭 everyone raves abt this being the perfect romance but bro they didnt even kiss once?! or maybe jacks n eva arent the main couple n im genuinely delusional 😭😭😭

Finale by Stephanie Garber

adventurous funny inspiring tense 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

5.0

BEST BOOK IN THE SERIES DJRJRJJRNR

legend and tella 🤭🤭 julian and scarlett 🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭

Legendary by Stephanie Garber

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

WTF DYM THAT DANTE IS LEGEND LIKE HOW WTHH RURJNTNTJRJ

Caraval by Stephanie Garber

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

best fantasy book ive ever read.

the romance - 8484/10
the characters - 10/10
the plot twists - 72747/10 

SO GOOD.

As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

dark mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

idk why it took me so long to finish this series, i read agggtm in 2022 but it this book was soooo good

Stay with Me by Jessica Cunsolo

4.25

i love thea n aiden sm.

CHASE N CHARLOTTE. if they r not endgame i dont want it, i flippin had my suspicions of her n noah BUT OMG I DID NOT EXPECT IT. chase n char were quite literally my gibsie n claire n now its breaking my heart. they were so bloody perfect n the fact that noah n chase dont even talk anymore