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Just as You Are by Camille Kellogg

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emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.5

Seduced by a Selkie by Lauren Connolly

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.75

This was fine, but the MMC was a little too much of a cinnamon roll for me. I didn't have any interest in continuing the series but the last 15% or so teased some world building that might intrigue me enough to get me to try book 2, we'll see...

Night's Edge by Liz Kerin

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dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

(Unrelated to my rating, but this was an impulsive library check-out that my foster pup attempted to eat, so I guess I now own this book, minus the dust jacket and one corner of the cover. 😑)

First off, bi representation!! TWO bi main characters!! Hot damn.

This book was enjoyable enough, but ultimately pretty underwhelming due to two main issues:
* The pacing was glacial in the beginning and then even when it picked up toward the middle it still felt very slow, despite the book being average length.
* I picked up this book feeling very intrigued by the setting; I wanted to be IN 90s Mexico City, but unfortunately there was very little about the writing to set that scene for me. Other than references here and there to classic Mexican cinema and telenovelas, this could have been a story set anywhere. This is my first book by this author, so maybe it's just that she is more inclined toward character work (which I did enjoy!), but I was definitely disappointed by the lack of flavor and detail in the setting. 😔

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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3.5

Something Wild & Wonderful by Anita Kelly

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced