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The Do-Over Bonus Chapter by Lynn Painter

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

2.0

ehh. don't love it as much as i liked wes' chapters
The Do-Over by Lynn Painter

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emotional funny sad tense fast-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

not as good as Better than the Movies, mainly because Wes >>>

i thought this was good, hooked me into it right away. the characters and their chemistry just wasn't as good as they were for the main characters in Better than the Movies.

Also, is there a new requirement nowadays to have at least a couple Taylor Swift references in the book? because i feel like every YA romance I'm reading has a few. or maybe i'm just revealing how much i'm listening to her these days.
Caraval by Stephanie Garber

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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

i've had this book on my tbr since december 2019. that was when i decided to start reading again after a long break. that was when i decided to read 100 book every year. four years later i have finally done it. the book that has consistently been on my tbr for the longest. WHY DID I WAIT SO LONG TO READ THIS BOOK?!

anyways, i really really liked this book :)
Borrow My Heart by Kasie West

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • 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

4.0

i'm making a mid-read prediction:

asher
knows that gemma and wren are not the same person, and has known since wren gave him her phone number or later. he started to realized the truth and maybe lies about still talking to gemma. he just genuinely likes wren and is trying to get her to do fun things and go out of her comfort zone.


after reading:

okay so... i was right, kinda.

i really liked this book up until the
plot twist of ash posting things online about wren. not asking permission is one thing, but not deleting hate comments, keeping it from her, and barely defending your girlfriend is a whole other thing.
i stopped liking ash after this. no matter how good or pure his intentions were. this is what knocked it down from 5 stars to 4.

in every romance, there's always a betrayal. And as a romance reader, i know that they will get together at the end. it's a feature of the genre that i love. but also it becomes soul crushing when it means forgiving almost everything someone did that hurt you. it's okay to be hurt and to move on. maybe that's why i don't love adult romances, too many second chances are given out. this is kind of a tangent. this book didn't do anything that bad, i'm just starting to realized something about how i like my books. also, i clearly don't love these characters, because if i did, i would've probably forgiven
ash like wren did.
Flowerheart by Catherine Bakewell

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.
the main character is so whiney and pathetic. i stopped the audiobook when she "killed" her dad  :)
Better than Before by Lynn Painter

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lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

i love me the moments before and right after a couple gets together, and no moment after. sorry not sorry.

i'm excited to read "betting on you" now tho :)
Liz's Proposal by Lynn Painter

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

3.0

pretty tame for being in wes' pov

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Wes Bennett's Vivid Dream by Lynn Painter

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

4.0

lmao
Basketball Night by Lynn Painter

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lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • 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

okayyyyy now wes is coming off a bit stalkerish, he knows a little too much about liz's eccentricities.

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The Party by Lynn Painter

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

3.0

his self reference as a "simp" is correct, but also kinda over-doing it

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