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Love Me by Ashley N. Rostek

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challenging dark emotional funny 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

Save Me by Ashley N. Rostek

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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

Find Me by Ashley N. Rostek

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challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Not My Kind of Hero by Pippa Grant

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad 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

The slowest of slow burns, with lots of great banter and heartwarming moments. With just enough spice to keep you burning till full ignition. 
The Hero and the Hacktivist by Pippa Grant

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-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

I stumbled onto this book because of one of my favourite narrators, the bonus that it was a Pippa book. 

I did not realize that it was part of a series. However, that did not hinder the enjoyment of hilarious banter and hot and spicy scenes, with just enough of everything else thrown in to make this a great read. 
Not Exactly Love by Devin Brown

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

4.5

Review to come. 
Absolution's Assassin by Annabella Stone

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dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

Oh, the boys. I need more Team Lynx! A hot, if not slightly tense, realization for Conn and Sage. I enjoy how well Bella writes her characters; you can't help but love each and every single one of them. 
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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

4.0

Wow! Not what I was expecting, however, it was a completely gripping narrative that kept me turning the pages to the very end. 
The Hot Shot by Kristen Callihan

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challenging emotional funny hopeful sad tense 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

While I came to this series for the narrator I can honestly say that enjoyed these books. The author had quite the knack for tugging at all the emotional heartstrings while inserting witty dialogue, laughter and hot scenes. 
The Game Plan by Kristen Callihan

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

Still here for the narrator, having said that, I am throughly enjoying the authors ability to provide a well written story with just the right amount of smut to keep the book hot.