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The Love Wager by Lynn Painter
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
They met on a dating app, do I really have to say anything else?
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This book was alright. It had an awesome setup but I think it was missing some plot. I understand the book mostly centers about Claire and Henry and their "love story" but I did not care about them or the other characters at all (or what happened to them, for that matter.)
I feel like the author had great opportunities to push the limits of time travelling and how it can impact a person's Henry's life but he is just boring and hates this ability.
I feel like the author had great opportunities to push the limits of time travelling and how it can impact a person's Henry's life but he is just boring and hates this ability.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Blood and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Mental illness and Abandonment
Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make and Keep Friends as an Adult by Marisa G. Franco
informative
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.0
Nice advice on friendships nothing groundbreaking but the reminder is there and I liked it. Called me out a couple of times.
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
honestly after hunger games and catching fire this was Lowkey a let down because it was slow paced to the point where it was hard to pick up back again. The whole conflict was very big and I felt like since Katniss was going through some shit (especially with the drugs) her narrative was interrupted a lot.
The ending with Prim I predicted half way through the book and I don't know how to feel about it. I do gotta say that the last chapters were good and the epilogue was genuinely sweet with them in district 12 and their kids :')
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-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? Yes
3.75
The ending with Prim I predicted half way through the book and I don't know how to feel about it. I do gotta say that the last chapters were good and the epilogue was genuinely sweet with them in district 12 and their kids :')
Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
My Queen Taylor Jenkins Reid does it again. This is a beautiful story of how simple decisions can completely change our lives.
She deliver with the characters, the situations, the romance, THE DRAMA. Love her.
Honestly when they said the titles at the end it it was different people because based on that decision she ended up with different people (either Ethan or Henry) I SCREAMED
She deliver with the characters, the situations, the romance, THE DRAMA. Love her.
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I feel like this is a very solid book. It has the magic system/school sort of world building, the characters and the plot are all there. There's drama, there's romance (lightly), and everything but I feel like it's missing something I cannot quite understand.
We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story by Simu Liu
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
4.75
Simu definitely delivered with this book. He popped off.
He wrote everything I look for in memoirs, tbh. He was honest, he gave a retrospective about his teenage years with adult eyes, had good anecdotes, was relatable, etc. he said he put a lot of effort into this book and it shows, from the way he has written it to the way he also narrates it.
Also, Simu reading the acknowledgements had me almost tearing up in front of other people.
He wrote everything I look for in memoirs, tbh. He was honest, he gave a retrospective about his teenage years with adult eyes, had good anecdotes, was relatable, etc. he said he put a lot of effort into this book and it shows, from the way he has written it to the way he also narrates it.
Also, Simu reading the acknowledgements had me almost tearing up in front of other people.
It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Colleen Hoover, you will see my hands for this one. How dare you make me feel this way?
I feel like we been knew that I looooove the friends to lovers, and it was one of the reasons why I read it ends with us. When she announced this book I was ready to eat it up. So I did.
Girl, don't ask me for a single plot point of this because I have none, I just like the fluffy nice rosy coloured feelings I get from this.
They're so cheesy and cute together.
Ugh. It hurts.
I feel like we been knew that I looooove the friends to lovers, and it was one of the reasons why I read it ends with us. When she announced this book I was ready to eat it up. So I did.
Girl, don't ask me for a single plot point of this because I have none, I just like the fluffy nice rosy coloured feelings I get from this.
They're so cheesy and cute together.
Ugh. It hurts.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse
Minor: Medical trauma and Death of parent