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31 reviews

Tornado Weather by Deborah Elaine Kennedy

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I CRIED AT THE END. I LOOOOOOVE THE CHARACTERS SO MUCH!! ALSO I HAVE THIS ATTACHMENT TO WINTER HIHI 
The Mountain Is You by Brianna Wiest

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

2.5

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-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? It's complicated

2.5

Mouthful of Forevers by Clementine von Radics

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hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

2.75

my 13 year old self would have gushed over this book i can definitely tell.

read this because i cannot sleep.

there are some poems i like, such as "advice to teenage girls with wild ambitions and trembling hearts," "my father sits me down to teach me how to play guitar," and my favorite "on healing." 
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

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

4.0

i have mixed feelings about this book. finished this at 11:55 pm. read this for 2 days. it's a deep exploration about depression, loneliness and grief. i felt my hear heart thumping whilst reading the last chapters.

i think imma let this sit me with me for a while. this is just so fucking sad. 
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

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

5.0

wow just fucking wow.

I am convinced why the husband stitch is nominated for so many awards. If I could borrow anyone's writing style it would be Machado's. Read the first story and now I could not put the book down eversince. One of the best books I probably would be looking back on in the future. Machado has so many great stories to tell. Gladly I purchased this book. Top faves will be Especially Heinous (This made me not put down the book, very thrilling) Inventory (I like the idea of the story, very clever) Difficult at Parties (This one just made me sad) 

All of the stories are very well-written and I'm so fucking glad I have read this book. I can't even properly say goodbye to it after finishing it :(
Black Swans: Stories by Eve Babitz

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adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

not my favorite babitz, but this one's a good introduction to babitz for me :) 

slumming at the rodeo gardens and black swans are my fave stories <33
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? No

5.0

AAAAAAAAAA PAHINGING DR. ADAM CARLSEN POOOOO ADAM CARLSEN SETTING THE BAR WAY WAY HIGHHHHHHHHHH at dahil dito nagsimula pagkacrush ko kay fafi Adam Driver huhu!!!
Fearless Social Confidence: Strategies to Conquer Insecurity, Eliminate Anxiety, and Handle Any Situation - How to Live and Speak Freely! by Patrick King

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

of all the selp help books i've read this one's the most close and relatable to me. basically, im soooo happy i've read this because it has so many moments i'm able to relate from and gave me such relief and enlightenment. one of my good reads this 2021 :)
You Do You: How to Be Who You Are and Use What You've Got to Get What You Want by Sarah Knight

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funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

2.5