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193 reviews

The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

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emotional lighthearted slow-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

2.0

While the premise was very promising, it was just plain boring. The stakes, that should have been high -
a crumbling marriage
- weren't engaging. The characters were so one dimensional. I'm not against flawed characters in the slighest, but in romance, the characters need to be lovable in some sort of way at least at one point in the story, and Gavin wasn't at all. 

It feels like a mockery of women's sexuality, and the place it has in a marriage. Can the male ego be any more fragile? Baffling.

Did he actually kiss her without her consent at least twice in the beginning?
What the actual hell?
Love at First Book by Jenn McKinlay

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

3.5

Les Hirondelles de Kaboul by Yasmina Khadra

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challenging dark emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

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

4.0

The Family Experiment by John Marrs

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adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

It's Not About the Burqa by Mariam Khan

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challenging informative medium-paced

4.25

A Shot in the Dark by Victoria Lee

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

3.75

We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir by Samra Habib

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

4.5

Not Another Love Song by Julie Soto

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emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

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challenging dark 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

3.75