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The Faint of Heart by Kerilynn Wilson

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challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy by Faith Erin Hicks

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

Emergency Contact by Anthony Ledonne, Lauren Layne

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Hans Christian Andersen Lives Next Door by Cary Fagan

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

Kentucky by Bella Stone

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective 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? Yes

5.0

Will Kentucky finally get the girl that has plagued his thoughts since their first encounter in Cormack’s story (Nemesis Inc. Alpha Team Book 2) when Becky was rescued alongside Willow? 

Well, that is what we find out in this story. It is a story that Bella Stone has stunningly spun into a seamless job of incorporating her characters from Nemesis Incorporated and within the timeline of Susan’s Stoker’s Seal of Protection series. While there is a good dose of action that we have come to expect in Bella’s books, this one really focused on Tuck and Becky moving forward together. Allowing trust, laughter and love to once again bloom in Becky’s life while catching glimpses of other characters and their lives and knowing what it means to be part of a family, even a found family and the lengths that these men will go to the people they love.

While I think you can read this book after Cormack’s, I highly encourage you to read the Nemesis Inc Alpha Team series by Bella Stone, so you get to meet all the boys and their gals while at it. Go for broke and read all of Bella’s series because all the Operators that you will meet in her series fight just as hard as they love, and it is one hell of a ride.

I received an arc of this book via Booksprout for an honest review.



Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood

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  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I had to keep reminding myself that this was a YA book when I was expecting more spice, lol

Regardless, this book was so well done. There was joy, there was sadness, there was frustration and there was growth. Not to mention, Chess, wow! 

Mary Anning's Curiosity by Monica Kulling

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adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

Wildfire by Hannah Grace

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? Yes

4.0

Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad 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

Review to come.