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352 reviews

One in a Millennial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In by Kate Kennedy

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

A trip down memory lane + the permission to live your life for you (that you didn’t need but it helps to hear). Part 3 Chapter 10 about choosing to be married and/or have children hit HARD.

Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

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dark emotional funny reflective fast-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

3.75

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Had The Housemaid been my first book by McFadden, I think I’d be a bigger fan of her work, but there is still something very predictable about the outcomes of her stories. I am intrigued to see how the movie adaptation matches up to this one though and I think the casting is really going to help improve this story.

Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living by Shauna Niequist

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 26%.

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

2.0

This was more religious based than I had thought it would be, making it less relatable.

Love, Pamela by Pamela Anderson

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emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced