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Better than Before by Lynn Painter

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

3.0

i love me the moments before and right after a couple gets together, and no moment after. sorry not sorry.

i'm excited to read "betting on you" now tho :)
Liz's Proposal 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? It's complicated

3.0

pretty tame for being in wes' pov

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Wes Bennett's Vivid Dream by Lynn Painter

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funny 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? It's complicated

4.0

lmao
Basketball Night by Lynn Painter

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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

3.0

okayyyyy now wes is coming off a bit stalkerish, he knows a little too much about liz's eccentricities.

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The Party by Lynn Painter

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funny 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? It's complicated

3.0

his self reference as a "simp" is correct, but also kinda over-doing it

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Better Than the Prom by Lynn Painter

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

5.0

this alone was better than the whole book
Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter

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

4.0

the more "enemies to lovers" that i read with
a secret "he's always loved her"
, the more okay i am with it.

the references to modern movies and songs were not my favorite or enjoyable at all, but i pushed through and i'm glad that i did.

overall, very cute and just the right amount of angst. i really find it easy for me to forgive teenage angst compared to those found in adult romances. so i shall continue reading YA romances instead. also, the audiobook narrators for YA just do it better.
Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

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hopeful mysterious sad 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? Yes

2.0

the ending where the truth of what actually happened 12 years ago happened was good. that's it.
Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune

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hopeful mysterious medium-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

i really didn't care about this book. there was only one moment that i liked, and it was when it was revealed that
will had actually gone to the lake that day 10 years ago
. that hit me like a brick.

this book takes place in the present, spread over a few weeks. and it also contains a 24 hour period from the past, 10 years ago.

yea... i really didn't find anything about the love story or characters that made me want to get invested in it. also, probably not a good sign that i thought this was gonna be YA.

i already have the audiobook for the other carley fortune book (one last summer), so i'll probably still read it. it got more attention, so i'm assuming that is a better story. we'll see though...
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

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challenging emotional funny mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

3.0

firstly, this was not as good as book one. secondly, how the hell is this going to be a five book series? regardless, while i'm still on the high from the ending of this book, i'm here for it. because yea, the ending of this book really pulled my rating up and recaptured my attention. the fact that this book took twice as long to read as book one just tells you how i felt about reading this book. if it weren't for my book club's deadline, i'm not sure if i would've finished this as fast.

random thoughts:
- The ending with Jack
turning out to be venin.
Definitely not expected, but i like the twist. here's my issue with it: I do not give a flying fuck about this man. I cannot bring myself to care about his intentions or his role in this story. even if his role will be more of a major one in the future, i still do not care at all.
- i'm very wishy washy on my thoughts regarding xaden. one second i like him, the next i'm just done and over with him. he's so infuriatingly inconsistent and secretive that i don't know if i can support him or their relationship right now. i really wanna see how people justify 1. him being so secretive, and 2. how
xaden's second signet makes him exactly like Dain. Dain was torn to shreds in that first part and I wished there was more backlash from Violet's part :/ At least Dain's getting a redemption.

- the ending with Xaden
becoming venin.
first off, huh? how, what, when, and why? maybe this will give an ACTUAL darker edge to Xaden that i haven't really seen. maybe it'll make him more interesting or consistent. i wonder if he's gonna keep more secrets. one can hope that things will change with his character.
- the ending with Violet's mother.
i didn't love her, but even i was sad :( even sadder when she said that she was finally gonna reunite with her love.

- i still love Tairn and Sgaeyl and their whole business, but i will also say that it made me sad to learn that
Sgaeyl hid Xaden's second signet from him. betrayal :(

- also the parts with the main group trying to figure out
wards and how to set them up?
BORING

ffs why is there no pronunciation guide? according to interviews and my bad hearing:
- Ridoc is "ri- dick" not "rye-dock"
- Tairn's name pronounced "tair-IN" instead of "tair-N" (maybe? hard to tell)
- Sgaeyl is not "scale" with a g, it's "s gale" with a slight pause
- Teine is "tine", rhymes with wine
- Navarre is "nuh-var"
- Basgiath is "bas-guy-uth"

more to come later (maybe)