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The Little Teashop in Tokyo by Julie Caplin

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emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

Really great book, although I didn't feel like this book was quite as emersive into the culture as some of her others. I also thought this was the first relationship that felt a little forced. I liked Fiona and Gabe together, it just needed more to convince me it was actual love and not infatuation/lust.
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Married by Easter by Clare Revell

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hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

3.0

It was kind of a fun read, but the Christian aspect came off very cheesy.
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The House of Hades by Rick Riordan

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

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The Shepherd's Wife by Angela Hunt

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 16%.
I understand there was a lot of misogyny in that time; but to put it in the mouths of characters who are supposed to be "good" isnt the way to show it. I also felt as if the rich sister was written in a way to show she was shallow because of her wealth, which I didn't appreciate. Marriages were all about securing comfort and safety at that time, and that shouldn't make her flighty or shallow. And there was very little talk about Jesus, and it seemed as of be wouldn't be in much of the book
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The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

Really good but ends on a cliffhanger. And I also felt the action was really segmented because of all the perspectives 
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The Cosy Cottage in Ireland by Julie Caplin

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

5.0

Such an amazing book!! I read it for st. Patrick's day, hoping it would be a spring book. It takes place in the fall, but it didn't focus too much on the season so it was still a good st Patrick's day read.

I really loved Hannah, and Conor was the stereotypical romance guy so he was good too. I have loved every one of Julie chaplin's books and this is no exception! The character development is amazing and you truly get immersed in the culture of the country. I especially liked that the misunderstandings were a very short part of the book. I hate when it's cringe or too much angst, and this was the perfect amount.
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Irish Milkshake Murder by Peggy Ehrhart, Carlene O'Connor, Liz Ireland

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

4.0

Super fun st. Patrick's Day mysteries! I loved how they all had to do with milkshakes. I read it for Liz Ireland's "Mrs. Claus" story, but the others were pretty good too.
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Galaxy Jones and the Space Pirates by Briana McDonald

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

4.0

I hate the enemies to lovers trope, and the kid version ("nemesis to friends," as Galaxy Jones puts it) is just as bad in my opinion.

BUT.

I ended up really enjoying it. When they got past all the banter and when Galaxy got her head out of her butt, it was a super sweet story of how to grapple with change, both in your world and in yourself.
Sisters of Glass by Naomi Cyprus

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-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

This was SUCH an amazing book! It was a little slow in the beginning, but still interesting. It goes a bit fast about half way through, and it's so worth it!!
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Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong #5 by Christian Duce, Brian Buccellato

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adventurous mysterious 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? No

4.0

This was good, but there's a lot going on and they just added a Ra's al ghul element. I'm curious how they'll wrap it up in 2 episodes