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emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I loved The Davenports and was ecstatic that we were getting a sequel! If this is the end of the Davenports I think we received a very satisfying ending. While this book did not have as many exciting points as the first one I was still deeply invested and rooting for all my girls. Amy-Rose, you'll always be famous. I do think some of the plot was expanded where it didn't need to be with other could have used more explanation, the ending for some of them felt a little rush. I feel like we needed more of Helen and becoming even more ingratiated in the automobile business, but she got there in the end :) Overall, I'm so glad YA is getting more historical drama, especially showcasing Black characters that aren't centered on their trauma. And if we more Davenports, I'll be in line!

The Starlight Heir by Amalie Howard

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.5

I have long been a fan of Amalie's historical romance and she brought all that lush and lustful storytelling to a new genre that I know she is going to excel at. The Starlight Heir is a magical and harrowing story that makes sure readers get the happy for now's that Amalie is know for.

Dangerous and heartbreaking and hopeful all in one, this was the start to what I'm sure will be an exhilarating ride with heat, passion, and some jaw dropping twists.

Queen of the Night Sky cannot come soon enough!

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The Favorites by Layne Fargo

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5.0

absolutely gripping. A ride from start to finish, I devoured this in two days. I can't speak to this being a Wuthering Heights inspired story as someone who never finished it (please hold the tomatoes) but it was so angsty and dramatic and everything I'd expect from what I've heard about that story. I felt like I couldn't catch my breath as the story unfolded in front of me. And yes I was here for the messiness and the drama but I was also enraptured by the guts at the heart of the story. I felt like I was reading a tell-all documentary that actually cared about it's subjects and what they endured.

Fargo got me deeply invested in some flawed people who at first I was rooting for their downfall but by the end I was basking in their triumphs. Heath never lost me but there were some times when I just wanted to shake Kat, but she got there in the end and elevated my heart rate many times in the middle. I'm going to be recommending this to anyone and everyone for a good long while.

Highly recommend the audio, with a full cast it made the story even more intense, all the epistolary elements had individual voices and it was just such an enhancement for the book

p.s. gonna go do my monthly rewatch of the 2018 Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir Olympic Moulin Rouge Free Skate and also my annual rewatch of Spinning Out

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