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76 reviews

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

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challenging informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

The Age of Melt: What Glaciers, Ice Mummies, and Ancient Artifacts Teach Us about Climate, Culture, and a Future Without Ice by Lisa Baril

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adventurous informative reflective sad

4.25

The 100 by Kass Morgan

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dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.75

The Nude: A Novel by C. Michelle Lindley

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challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

To Conquer a Highlander by Mary Wine

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2.75

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I surprisingly enjoyed this book, despite my list of cons seemingly being longer than the list of pros.

My pros are that the characters are quite realistic, and Taylor Jenkins Reid does a phenomenal job of bringing old Hollywood to life. Her writing sucks you in very easily and the pacing was perfect at least for me.

My cons were that everyone in the story was just awful. Except for Harry, he's cool, but I genuinely wasn't rooting for the rest of the characters in this story. It was like watching an episode of Real Housewives: I'm thoroughly entertained, but good god everyone in this show is just kind of a shitty person. My other REALLY major con that will firmly keep this book at 4 stars is the "modern-day" plotline was... So unnecessary and distracting. The fact I genuinely cannot remember the writer's name who is working with Evelyn should be point enough to how unimportant that plot was.

The "twist" at the end with said writer was equally baffling and frankly stupid. If those 50 pages of the modern-day plot could be removed, I do think it would improve the book as a whole. But, if only 50 out of 400 pages were not so great, that is still a pretty good ratio. So, a solid 4 stars, but for sure not more.

The Duke Gets Even by Joanna Shupe

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emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

3.75

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

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dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.75

Highland Heat by Mary Wine

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

A Daughter of Fair Verona by Christina Dodd

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funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0