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Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

A summer romance
The Story of Us by Emma Mugglestone

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4.0

This book was ✨magical.✨

I need to go back and read the rest of Emma’s books ASAP! The story of us is a small town lighthearted romance. I was dying to know what was going to happen to these characters. Throw in the side-characters - some you hate, some you love. I was feeling all the things. I mean who doesnt love a band of meddling old women?

Highly recommend! 
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Summertime Punchline by Betty Corrello

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Have you ever been reading a book and you realize that your heart is swelling? And you’re smiling the whole time? That was me throughout Summertime Punchline.

So much of this story resonates with me on a personal level and for that I am so thankful. In her acknowledgements, Betty wrote that she wanted to target a very specific audience with the character that is the FMC - it worked.

This book is full of love, hope, humor, second chances, and real-world problems. On top of that the writing is great and Betty doesn’t adopt the “usual formula” of pacing and tropes we see so often.

I am so thankful to have read this book and am dying for a physical copy come
pub day!
Loyally, Luke by Pepper Basham

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  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0