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The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

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adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Heartstopper Volume 3 by Alice Oseman

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

4.5

The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas

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funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

The book was way too long. 
Aaron went from inexplicably broody to unbelievably charming and completely changed personalities by the end of the book - a Gary Stu if I ever saw one.
In such a long a huge, slow book, somehow the final conflict felt rushed. 
None of the challenges to the couple felt believable - they weren't really enemies, I wasn't really expecting her family to find out, I didn't for a moment think there were going to be any repercussions at their job - in which both act unprofessionaly to the point of disbelief. 
The secondary cast is one-dimensional and doesn't serve any point besides cheering for the couple or being despicable. 
The tension is good, however, and some scenes are really adorable. But by the end of the book (sick father past the 90% mark, really?) what were once cute declarations of love felt way too saccharine. 
I was expecting to like it way more, but it ends up going nowhere. 
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

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

2.25

While the writing and the pace of the book make you want to keep reading until you are done with it, the excitement about the premise of the book fades towards the end. There are no consequences - worse, there are no stakes. It also fed of tropes with no effort to disrupt any of them - the pretty, bratty sister; the ugly older sister who cares for everyone like a modern-day Cinderella; the monstrous father; the incapable mother; the shallow, shallow men... 
While it was a fun, quick read, it felt flat. Also, as a lot of people have pointed out, it's absolutely not a thriller. 
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

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

4.5

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

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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? Yes

4.25

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

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adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

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

3.75

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

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

3.75