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In Memoriam by Alice Winn

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challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

God what an awful, exquisite book.

Next to You by Hannah Bonam-Young

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emotional hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

3.5

This was pretty good, though I preferred Out on a Limb. I really liked Matt, but I found Lane a bit less compelling, which isn’t great when she’s the POV character. Overall, this was a little overdone and needed some better editing.

The Betrayals by Bridget Collins

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

This was a very strange book. It was quite engrossing but the whole time I was reading it, I wasn’t sure if I actually liked it. Sometimes when it’s clear there’s going to be a reveal from early on, it becomes somewhat distracting trying to guess exactly what it will be and then it doesn’t pay off as much as it should. I liked elements of this but overall I don’t think it quite worked as a whole, and the ending was a rather strange, too. It kept my interest all along, though, and the writing was quite good. Pretty good book but not great.

Flight of Magpies by KJ Charles

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Maybe my favorite of the series. Solid finale.

A Case of Possession by KJ Charles

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

Solid follow up.

The Magpie Lord by KJ Charles

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adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Solid little supernatural mystery/romance (though it’s not really a romance, exactly). The resolution was pretty thin but that’s not really the point.

Role Playing by Cathy Yardley

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emotional funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

Read almost entirely on a plane and it kept me engaged for the majority of an eight hour flight - I really liked both MCs and found their friendship and eventual romance very relatable and satisfying. Really good ace spectrum rep too.

The Duke at Hazard by KJ Charles

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adventurous lighthearted medium-paced