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The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Omgggg!! This was SUCH an amazing book! The characters were vibrant and quirky and sweet and fun. I laughed a lot. I was dreading the third act break up because I hate those, but it wasn't that bad. It was the perfect fall vibe, taking place in October.

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Batman: Gotham by Gaslight - The Kryptonian Age #4 by Andy Diggle

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

It's getting a tad convoluted, but it is still interesting

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Batman: Gotham by Gaslight - The Kryptonian Age #3 by Andy Diggle

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Jack O' Lion by Eve Langlais

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 18%.

The FMC is completely emasculating and the MMC is borderline misogynistic. I stopped when she gave him a sponge bath at their first meeting, yanking off his pants and completed humiliating him. Maybe it was supposed to be sexy, but a nurse should have better bedside manner AND if the roles were reversed that would be so incredibly unacceptable. It just left me feeling disgusted and wronged on behalf of the MMC

A Fairy Tricky Halloween by Patricia Otto

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funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

This was a cute story. I love Patricia Otto's romances with a fairy twist. The one thing that kept this one from being a 5 was the whole plot line where Sally's sister was interested in cooper (male MC). It just made it feel a little weird, and it took away from developing sally and Cooper's relationship

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Halloween Cupcake Murder by Carlene O'Connor

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-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

5.0

Each of these books was delightful! I think the first one was the most mundane. I love Liz Ireland's santaland series, and it was the reason I picked up this book. The last novella was super cute and I liked the slight supernatural themes (seeing visions and stuff); although, I didn't u derstand the motive for the murder in that one. But definitely a fun Halloween read!

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