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A Novel Christmas by Charity Shane'
Did not finish book. Stopped at 50%.

This started off well for me however I think I'm not a fan of the author's writing. That being said I can see how others would love it. It's a small Christmas town romance and it is very cute. For me things started to go downhill when the

fmc gets catty with another woman for being a little flirty. And while I can understand that the way that she handled it was immature and I didn't appreciate the way she talked about the other woman behind her back. The mmc also refers to the fmc in a "not like other girls way" that I found offputting. I also just found a lot of the dialogue to be cringey

Where We Found Our Home by Natasha Bishop

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful lighthearted sad 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

4.75

Loved this! I love the relationship between Ciara and Lincoln. Love both of their families and found families and I cannot wait to finish the series.

I will say that I was annoyed with

both the way that Ciara felt like she had to face everything on her own and the way that Lincoln felt responsible for things that he had no control over. Both of those are some of my pet peeves. In addition I did find some of the dialogue to be a little cringe but I loved their story and the ending was satisfying

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

Moderate: Violence, Kidnapping

Murder by Page One by Olivia Matthews
Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.

A Glimmer of Death by Valerie Wilson Wesley

medium-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

1.0

I originally DNFed this at 92% because I truly just didn't care. The main character has no valid reason to be involved in any of this. Everyone is calling her like "you're all I have" HOW?? You don't know that girl.

Because I wanted to be be Investigator Throreaux in Noir Apothecary for Blackooween I decided to finish it because the last book that I was planning to read was boring and I knew that with my busy schedule I probably wouldn't finish it in time. 
By the time we get to the end of this book we're told that everyone is a big happy family who looks out for their own and I'm confused because at the beginning of this book the characters either didn't know or hardly talked to each other

Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder by Valerie Burns

dark emotional tense fast-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

3.0

A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collette

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I know that MCs in cozies are usually dumb but Bronwyn takes it to a whole new level

Against the Currant by Olivia Matthews

funny lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0

A Spell for Trouble by Esme Addison

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

This was not bad. It has the typical cozy elements with an amateur sleuth that asks too many questions and loves to put themselves in dangerous situations,

Would recommend if you would enjoy an apothecary setting and water witches

Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas
Did not finish book. Stopped at 61%.

I picked this up just to see what the hype was about and surprise surprise I didn't love it. The only reason I kept going for so long was just curiosity. I don't really like Jordan, Cole is a piece of shit and I knew exactly what would happen there. Pike is probably the character I like the most and that's not saying much,

Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense

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

4.0

Enjoyed this. I will say though that I was very surprised by

the reveal of Serapio's father and that it had a happy ending. Because there has been so much death and destruction I genuinely did not expect that