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Good Girls Die First by Kathryn Foxfield

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

3.0

personally i didn’t enjoy this book too much, (i needed to finish it for a reading challenge or i would have dnfed it) but subjectively speaking, it’s excellently written. the plot was suspenseful, the characters were mysterious, the antagonist was evil. fantastic thriller/horror

thoughts while reading

5%: it’s just like those tired retail workers memes
5%: ew
67%: this is incredibly demonic
82%: don’t tell me whispers is in ava
82%: nah i’m pretty sure if you tell someone to kill themselves and they do, it is in fact partly your fault
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Better than the Movies: Bonus Chapters by Lynn Painter

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

4.25

i loved the alternate pov for all these little scenes, and i adored the road trip! only thing i’m wondering, what happens in between now and Nothing Like the Movies?? everything was fine at the time end of the road trip
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Better Than the Prom by Lynn Painter

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emotional lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

i love reading these scenes from wes’ pov. the end scene continued further than it did in BTTM
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A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal

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

5.0

the end was totally unexpected, left me thinking, “what actually just happened there…?” the biggest tragedy is having to wait for the next book 😭 the eastern asian-like setting was delightful! (please forgive me if i’m slightly geographically wrong)

thoughts while reading

p17: almost the same system as the vampire diaries
p43: knife to the throat, slay
p64: a new pov, also slay
p97: flick is becoming a danger to us all
p156: about 12 pints
p158: just like hook wrapping emma’s bandage with his teeth in Once Upon a Time
p173: WHO? i can’t remember
p178: they employ 9yr olds? this really is an oliver twist retelling
p232: intriguing. and
penn arundel
is the who in question
p258: oh dear, they’re probably part of the scientists
p284: that boy is really attracted to her
p287: is arthie a…vampire?
p290: yeah don’t know why i didn’t click onto that earlier, there was plenty of foreshadowing
p296: i swear this is one of the hottest things i’ve read in forever and it’s not even explicit
p298: right, what i don’t get though is how the coconut water actually helps
p301: does jin know?
p320: laith definitely isn’t
the ram
right?
p321: wow did arthie plan this? she must have known something
p335: HUH?
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Nothing Better Than You by Lynn Painter

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

4.0

wes is so real for his reactions. his perspective changes everything about that scene from BTTM, i had no idea alex was only speaking to him cause she knows about the deal
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Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter

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

5.0

i’m excited to have finally read a lynn painter book! it was amazing 🫶🏻

thoughts while reading

p10: i can see how the thing-i’m-not-meant-to-know happens if liz has that attitude ingrained
p20: aha there he is! i couldn’t remember the name of the other boy in this triangle
p31: love the way liz always tells us what song she’s listening to so we can play it 🎧
p44: oh my heart 🥺 i can’t believe she goes there every day
p72: *coughs* one of you is
p74: two reasons.
  1. fake dating never works and you always fall for each other
  2. any decent person would back the hell off from anyone in a relationship
p75: pretend? ha! if you say so buddy
p85: sure you’re not falling for him girl
p86: liz just be honest about how it makes you feel. if joss can’t understand or learn to accept that then you need to rethink this friendship
p127: no offence but michael is seeming less like a good choice for liz with every interaction

"Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to take my romance novel home and read it in a steamy bubble bath."

p156: come on lib, just tell them how you feel
p159: oh yes, such a crime to go outside your own house that you must sneak out and not simply ✨walk out✨
p178: helena is my kinda woman

I think the universe likes Wes better.
same girl

p187: thank you lynn painter for acknowledging that red clothes and ginger hair don’t mix, many people don’t
p188: based on one of the cover graphics, i speculate that she’ll go to the prom in a floral dress anyway
p212: AHH the moment we’ve been waiting for!
p214: NO! he does love you, he’s just trying to guard his heart
p222: yes! run! go get your guy
p234: is she putting a BURGER in the microwave??
p249: GIRL he thinks you’re the one forgetting about him

"She's not you."
"What?"
"She. Isn't. You."
🤭💗

"A girl will never forget the first boy
she likes."
— He's Just Not That into You

"But she'll also never forget the first boy she hates.
— Liz Buxbaum
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Better than Before by Lynn Painter

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

it’s cute. i didn’t realise it was a prequel to Betting On You as well, so i’ll have to read that too after i’ve finished this series
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Trapped by Magic by Nicki Chapelway

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fast-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

4.75

i thought it was great 🪄
my only complaint is missing commas in a couple of places where it would’ve made the sentence easier to read, and that it wasn’t any longer! i was invested in their story and would love to know what happens next

thoughts while reading

Perhaps it is my father's teachings, but power is something that should be sought by few and attained by even fewer.
After all, if everyone is equally powerful then no one is powerful. What is power if not an edge over your enemy?

p39: that’s when wilder will appear
p41: see, i could’ve wrote this book
p64: totally crushing on bronwyn

My life has never been normal by any stretch of the imagination, but I think that kissing Wilder is perhaps the most surprising thing that I have ever experienced.
And I walked in on my father murdering one of his business associates when I was eight.

No more kissing in private?
Well, that's not so bad. It just means that I have to kiss her in public.

p93: my heart just died,
the fourth guest is gonna be wilder’s dad

p123: he said was, she’s probably dead
p129: ironically,
bronwyn is gonna end up a vampire
at some point anyway
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To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

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

4.75

a sweet book to listen to while doing a puzzle 🧩
peter & josh both really make sure kitty feels involved in stuff ❤️
there’s much more backstory than the film, but i love them both. it might be worth noting that this is not my first time reading, and that’s why all of my “thoughts” are about the stuff they say about scotland, and nothing about the actual plot 😂

thoughts while listening

24m: no we don’t have frozen custard in scotland, i want some
3h4m: shinty?? literally never heard of it
3h5m: we have painkillers in scotland dude! you don’t need to send advil 🙄
3h7m: oh for goodness sake, do you think we are a third world country or something?? our tampons will be good enough for margot

I let out the breath I’ve been holding the whole way over.
ahh the classic line that features in every YA book

4h52m: *inhales a deep breath* WE HAVE OREOS IN SCOTLAND!!! WHAT KIND OF SAVAGES DO YOU THINK WE SCOTS ARE???
6h9m: ok pub crawls we do have but i don’t recommend it
6h12m: raisin weekend? i don’t even know if that is real. clearly just a college thing
8h44m: i forgot that this book ended with a cliffhanger, i’ll have to start book two pronto
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Such Charming Liars by Karen M. McManus

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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

4.5

karen m. mcmanus’ first heist book was really good, but not my favourite. i wasn’t really keen on the lgbtq+ relationship, but other readers would love it.
originally i thought kat & liam would get together by the end of the book, and i wanted them to, but i also respect the decision to keep them as just step-siblings.


thoughts while reading

p89: 🤣😭💀
p94: well since jamie and kat look the same, it’s not the worst thing to be recognised
p123: so the trio on the cover must be kat, liam, and augustus, but who’s the 4th person?
p186: no wonder kat freaked out when liam put The Haunted Sandbox on in las vegas
p275: what does it mean? what does it mean?
p385: hell yes liam! slay
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