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Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Long live Rainbow Rowell. I don’t think I enjoyed myself while reading this and if anything I felt like cringing for most of it but I think the sum of its parts made for a really good story. 
The Christmas Tree Farm by Laurie Gilmore

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 61%.
Sex scene so cringe and awful I had to stop reading the entire book to cope 
Nice Work, Nora November by Julia London

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

3.0


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Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.
Sorry to this book, I actually liked what I read but after 2 hurricanes, covid, and the 2024 election, I simply have to tap out. 
Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 61%.
I’ve been reading this for a million years and I am finally giving up