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Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

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5.0

i had rule about the books i read. don't reread a book in the same year you've already read it in. this book/series made me want to break that rule. i originally read this book in april, and i've been fighting that rule for 5 months now.

it might mess up my tags/lists, but i cannot deny that this book has a hold on me like no other book.

therefore i am changing my one rule to be: i read what i want, when i want, however many times i want, and no one can stop me.

in my third reread of this book, i've stumbled upon things i missed and have forgotten. and they have been so pleasurable to read. i cannot recommend this book more, it's amazing.

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i liked this better than the first time reading it and it's most likely because of the fact that i've now read the caraval series. it makes this one easy to gush over and that's all i need for a 5 star rating.
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

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challenging hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

finally finished this again after 3 months. i wanted to understand Nesta more before I read her book. I still don't love her, but rereading makes me indifferent towards her, which in this case is better than hate.

i've also always sympathetic towards Tamlin, since I've always thought that he did bad things because he was in a bad situation. and i still agree.

i also used to be indifferent about Lucien, but i do like him now.

regardless, i still love Feyre and Rhys above all.
Finale by Stephanie Garber

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

4.0

i rushed through this book because it was:

1) better than Legendary since Scarlett and Julian were back in it
2) had more interesting lore
3) i wanted to get to Once Upon a Broken Heart

this was better than Legendary, but not better than Caraval
Legendary by Stephanie Garber

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

3.0

if i liked Tella, I would've loved this book like i loved Caraval

however, i do love everybody else. literally. everyone else in this book, except for the main character is top tier.

this book took way too long to finish. it's not that this book is hard to read or hard to get through, i just didn't want to read Tella's story. but i'm now very excited for Finale and the OUABH series :)
The End of the DONC by Lynn Painter

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

2.0

oof cringe is right. also it makes me like the characters less, good thing it was not a part of the final book
The Do-Over Bonus Chapter by Lynn Painter

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

2.0

ehh. don't love it as much as i liked wes' chapters
The Do-Over by Lynn Painter

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

3.0

not as good as Better than the Movies, mainly because Wes >>>

i thought this was good, hooked me into it right away. the characters and their chemistry just wasn't as good as they were for the main characters in Better than the Movies.

Also, is there a new requirement nowadays to have at least a couple Taylor Swift references in the book? because i feel like every YA romance I'm reading has a few. or maybe i'm just revealing how much i'm listening to her these days.
Caraval by Stephanie Garber

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

i've had this book on my tbr since december 2019. that was when i decided to start reading again after a long break. that was when i decided to read 100 book every year. four years later i have finally done it. the book that has consistently been on my tbr for the longest. WHY DID I WAIT SO LONG TO READ THIS BOOK?!

anyways, i really really liked this book :)
Borrow My Heart by Kasie West

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

i'm making a mid-read prediction:

asher
knows that gemma and wren are not the same person, and has known since wren gave him her phone number or later. he started to realized the truth and maybe lies about still talking to gemma. he just genuinely likes wren and is trying to get her to do fun things and go out of her comfort zone.


after reading:

okay so... i was right, kinda.

i really liked this book up until the
plot twist of ash posting things online about wren. not asking permission is one thing, but not deleting hate comments, keeping it from her, and barely defending your girlfriend is a whole other thing.
i stopped liking ash after this. no matter how good or pure his intentions were. this is what knocked it down from 5 stars to 4.

in every romance, there's always a betrayal. And as a romance reader, i know that they will get together at the end. it's a feature of the genre that i love. but also it becomes soul crushing when it means forgiving almost everything someone did that hurt you. it's okay to be hurt and to move on. maybe that's why i don't love adult romances, too many second chances are given out. this is kind of a tangent. this book didn't do anything that bad, i'm just starting to realized something about how i like my books. also, i clearly don't love these characters, because if i did, i would've probably forgiven
ash like wren did.
Flowerheart by Catherine Bakewell

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.
the main character is so whiney and pathetic. i stopped the audiobook when she "killed" her dad  :)