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840 reviews

Exes & Foes by Amanda Woody

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

5.0

Did the author peak into my life as a teenager and then somehow find my Husband and make us meet earlier??? 

Daydream by Hannah Grace

emotional funny informative lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

Cute, 🥰 

To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by Molly X. Chang

dark slow-paced

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

0.75

Ooof, so like…… I really wanted to give this a fair shake since this book was involved in not one but two scandals. But it’s really just … not good. 

The Mirror of Beasts by Alexandra Bracken

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

Bracken might be one of my favorite authors. 

Not Another Love Song by Julie Soto

emotional informative inspiring lighthearted 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

3.75

🥵 but like also… 3rd act break up suckssss 

The Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

I missed Percy so much, I’ve been holding off on reading this and kinda mad at myself about that. It felt like coming home diving into his POV again. 

A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost

emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

Can’t wait for Collin to run away somewhere tropical and write a fantasy novel. His mom’s chapter was fucking amazingly descriptive and I cried like a baby. 

Voyage of the Damned by Frances White

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

I didn’t know I needed a fantasy murder boat story sprinkled in with some gays but hot damn, I guess I did. 

Reckless by Lauren Roberts

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

0.0

I don’t like how blatant plagiarism there appears to be. If you want better enemies to lovers I’d recommend the original source, A Dance of Thieves, it’s way better. 

The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25