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House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

One of Us Is Back by Karen M. McManus

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

Decent ending to a series but the book itself was too long 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Infidelity

The Atlas Complex by Olivie Blake

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.75

The Art of Scandal by Regina Black

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Dark Harmony by Laura Thalassa
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.

 the writing was starting to give me the ick: "don't mess with my bf, yo" girl, pls.

the writing was not that awful in the first two books, was it???? hate to dnf the last book in a series but i wasn't overly invested. 

My Summer Darlings by May Cobb

tense fast-paced

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

2.5

silly stupid bitches centred around a juicy (albeit dumb) plot with a mediocre ending is may cobb's specialty. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

Minor: Murder

One For My Enemy by Olivie Blake

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington

dark emotional tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland

slow-paced

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

Heavenly Bodies by Imani Erriu
Did not finish book. Stopped at 65%.

It started to lag, the pacing felt off and the writing felt underdeveloped