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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

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emotional informative inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

Camp Slaughter by Sergio Gomez

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dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This is straight nightmare fuel. This slasher was pretty effective and scared me quite a bit. I had to read it in the middle of the day and when I knew I wouldn’t be alone because some of the scenes really stayed with me. I also had to make sure I wasn’t eating lol

I really enjoyed the back story of the villain and how we got little pieces of everyone’s stories. Side note: you will NOT find me camping ANYTIME soon

In the realm of horror and slashers this one was GOOD!!! I definitely recommend!

In The Weeds by B.K. Borison

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

“Have you found your happy today?”

Well this small town romance was so charming and cute! I read Lovelight farms first in this series and really enjoyed it, and one of my favorite characters was Beckett! SO I HAD to read his book.

I loved the chemistry that Evie and Beckett had and how much depth we got from the backstories of their lives. This book was so adorable and the moments we got with the townspeople was BY FAR my favorite parts. Another one of my favorite things was the amount of representation of anxiety and being overwhelmed that Beckett brought light too.

I really do recommend this series, is it perfect? No, but what even is a perfect romance book?

I gave this 3.5/4 star because the miscommunication was driving me up a WALL, but otherwise I do recommend this 🥰

The Venue by T.J. Payne

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dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

What do you get when you put a princess, a dog made of bones and wire, a demon chicken, a lady that talks to the dead, a godmother and a man who slept in a fairy fort together?? THIS… THIS CHARMING BOOK!

Does that sounds absolutely wild but interesting? Well that’s exactly what this book is and guys I absolutely LOVED IT!! I fell in love with every single character plus laughed and cried.

I wish it was 200 pages longer. I want more time with these creative characters, but nonetheless I absolutely RECOMMEND this book!

Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I’m honestly so impressed.

I thought that there was something wrong with me because I haven’t really loved a thriller in a long time, and this book had so many twists that I did not guess at all!!! It would be a disgrace to not give this a five star.

I was thinking about this all throughout the day when I wasn’t reading it. Every single thing matters in this thriller, and it all comes together even the small details. I could see myself going back and re-reading this and trying to figure out all the things that I missed.

I really loved this thriller and if you haven’t got your hands on it yet please do read it because I think there’s something in here for everybody!!!!

Beartown by Fredrik Backman

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emotional sad tense medium-paced