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Savor It by Tarah DeWitt

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

We love a hot and broody chef
Life on Mars by Tracy K. Smith

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dark reflective fast-paced

3.0

Tracy K Smith is very talented but her poems are just not for me and that’s okay 
Rebel Blade by Davinia Evans

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adventurous emotional hopeful sad medium-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

5.0

MY BABIES. I LOVE YOU ALL FOREVER. I CANT EVEN BEGIN TO EXPRESS MY LOVE FOR THIS SERIES
Lightning in Her Hands by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

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emotional funny sad medium-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

5.0

Love love love
The Baker and the Bard by Fern Haught

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

So cute and sweet!! Amazing art, fun story, an all around good time
Black Movie by Danez Smith

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challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

A tragic beautiful prime example of art as resistance. Art as rebellion. Art as a challenge.
Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis

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adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

This book had a very slow start, in such a way that I had a hard time connecting to and caring about the characters. And then all of the sudden it turned into a rebel spy plot with torture and killing? A weird mix of cozy beginning and thriller-esque ending. I liked the characters, but I didn’t really care about them. And should I have guessed the end based on perspectives we didn’t get?
Dallergut Dream Department Store by Mi-Ye Lee 이미예

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hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

Cute. I liked the intersection of real life and dream life. I almost wish there was more of a solid through line. Like each chapter dealt more solidly with different themes. It did end up like that in the last few chapters I just wish it had been that way for more of the book
A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I LOVED THIS
letter writing, romance, quiet shy characters, mysterious world, research??? LOVE
Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood

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funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Screaming in the car listening to this one. I tend to struggle with the I saw you and loved you immediately. But also who cares?? 😂