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Meet the Kellys: The True Story of Machine Gun Kelly and His Moll Kathryn Thorne by Chris Enss

informative slow-paced

4.0

This was really interesting. I had heard of Machine Gun Kelly but I didn’t know a ton. I had never heard of Kathryn. But I learned a lot about them and I was interested in it the whole time. 

Twice Tempted by a Rogue by Tessa Dare

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

I just did not care. 

Little Bird: Criminally Yours by Taylor Jade

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Loved the letters t the beginning! They set the scene so well. 

Since the Surrender by Julie Anne Long

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

This was fun and mysterious. Chase and Rosalind were a couple you can root for. 

Starting Over Scottish by Tricia O'Malley

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

Super cute and sweet. Loved the war kitten story. 

Duke of Midnight by Elizabeth Hoyt

emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I loved Artemis and Maximus so much! They were Botha ugh strong characters who would go to the ends of the earth for the people they love. 

The Cornish Castle Murder by Fiona Leitch

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

This was a fun one. I love that Jodie and Nathan can’t even get through their own wedding weekend without the chaos of a murder investigation. The setting was great. I did have an idea of who the bad guy was but I hadn’t figured out the why. 

Smoke on the Water by Harper Jackson

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles, Austria - France, 1769 by Kathryn Lasky

fast-paced

Whispers and Wildfire by Claire Kingsley

emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

It took a little bit for like and Melanie to grow on me but once they did I was in love. 

This is a second chance romance so at the beginning, melanie moves back to town and every time her and like are around one another, they are FIGHTING. But then he gets hurt racing and they start hanging out. Then they realize there are srill feelings there and its romance city.

Meanwhile, we get the pov of a guy who wants Melanie. Not like just likes her but is fully obsessed and planning on taking her. Then girls start going missing. 

I liked the suspense. Even though we got some pov from the bad guy it still felt tense. I also loved the relationship once it got started.