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75 reviews
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Every time I pick up a Taylor Jenkins Reid book, I always think I’m getting a cozy, rom com book and then just end up crying my eyes out with all my trauma I never knew I had
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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
3.75
Literally only read this cause I was hung over on Challengers. Kept imagining Bowe Huntley as Art Donaldson and omg I love him
The Maid by Nita Prose
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Lovely War by Julie Berry
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
tense
slow-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? No
4.0
This book is the definition of bringing back good, well-thought out romance books. And now I am expecting an Amazon Prime series of this
The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-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
4.0
Byee im still fucking confused
Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir by Dolly Alderton
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
5.0
This book is quite literally love in a book. Love has always been a sense of comfort and security for me, and when Dolly Alderton wrote, “love is a pretty quiet thing…it’s folding down pages of books you’d find interesting.” Let me tell you I closed the book and thought that every other writer should just go home and pack their bags cause if you can’t write like that then why are you writing at all??
I’m not lying when I say that I just kept crying every 5 pages to the point where I had to just put the book down and call all my female friends. The part where Farly and Dolly talk about where they’re going to live and they say they don’t care as long as they’re near each other. As a 1st gen immigrant girlie who was whisked away from her country and didn’t get a chance to REALLY say good bye to her best friend of ten years, just why??? I thought I was gonna kms with that line.
But anyways, its a really cute book, love it, will now be forever crying.
I’m not lying when I say that I just kept crying every 5 pages to the point where I had to just put the book down and call all my female friends. The part where Farly and Dolly talk about where they’re going to live and they say they don’t care as long as they’re near each other. As a 1st gen immigrant girlie who was whisked away from her country and didn’t get a chance to REALLY say good bye to her best friend of ten years, just why??? I thought I was gonna kms with that line.
But anyways, its a really cute book, love it, will now be forever crying.
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
adventurous
emotional
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? No
4.0
Rick riordan really said, “shitty parents make murderous children”
The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
adventurous
funny
hopeful
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? No
4.0
The gods are just messy bitches and everyone else has to deal it.
Alone With You in the Ether by Olivie Blake
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Hallmark romcom movie for mentally ill, horny, pretentious people.
The prose was beautiful but excessive at times. There were moments where the language of the characters sounded more like spoken word poetry and as beautiful as it is it didn’t make it feel as real and made me feel a bit detached with them.
Character wise, I loved Aldo and found myself in parts of him. With Regan, I’m more empathetic towards. I feel like there’s definitely such a real representation with her in regards to being bipolar but also just being a girl in her 20s who feels lost and misunderstood and feeling everything all at once. Though miss girl was reaching for Fleabag and ultimately gave spoiled, rich kid who makes her own problems while the whole world suffers and that really annoyed me and made dislike her character a bit.
The prose was beautiful but excessive at times. There were moments where the language of the characters sounded more like spoken word poetry and as beautiful as it is it didn’t make it feel as real and made me feel a bit detached with them.
Character wise, I loved Aldo and found myself in parts of him. With Regan, I’m more empathetic towards. I feel like there’s definitely such a real representation with her in regards to being bipolar but also just being a girl in her 20s who feels lost and misunderstood and feeling everything all at once. Though miss girl was reaching for Fleabag and ultimately gave spoiled, rich kid who makes her own problems while the whole world suffers and that really annoyed me and made dislike her character a bit.
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
dark
emotional
sad
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
3.0
That was the most disturbing love story I’ve ever read but beautiful prose tho.