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Review: 72 Hours of You by Darianne Schramm

Genre ๐Ÿ“š: YA Contemporary Fantasy, Romance
Tropes ๐Ÿ’โ€โ™€๏ธ: Death countdown, Foreknowledge, Carpe Diem
Rep โœ”๏ธ: Jewish American main character, queer side character
CW โš ๏ธ: Loss of a loved one, grief, stalking/harassment, gun violence, cancer and other terminal illnesses
Rating โญ๏ธ: 4/5

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Review: Everything Comes Back to You by Jackie Khalilieh

Genre ๐Ÿ“š: YA Contemporary, Coming-of-age, Romance
Tropes ๐Ÿ’โ€โ™€๏ธ: Family drama, First love, First experiences
Rep โœ”๏ธ: Palestinian-Canadian main character, autism
CW โš ๏ธ: Teen pregnancy, slut shaming, alcoholism, emotional abuse, depression, ED
Rating โญ๏ธ: 4.5/5

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Review: Find My Way Down to You by Julian Winters

Genre ๐Ÿ“š: YA Contemporary Fantasy, Coming-of-age, Romance
Tropes ๐Ÿ’โ€โ™€๏ธ: Underworld/Mythology, Human x Ferrier of souls
Rep โœ”๏ธ: Black queer main character, BIPOC and queer side characters
CW โš ๏ธ: Car accident, loss of a loved one, grief, descriptions of dead bodies
Rating โญ๏ธ: 4/5

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Review: The Romance Revival by Christina Lauren

Genre ๐Ÿ“š: Adult Contemporary (w/ sci-fi elements), Romance
Tropes ๐Ÿ’โ€โ™€๏ธ: Second chance romance, Amnesia, Opposites attract
Rep โœ”๏ธ: Women in STEM ๐Ÿงช, BIPOC side character
CW โš ๏ธ: Emotionally distant parents, off-page death of parents, grief, kidnapping, moments with blood/violence
Rating โญ๏ธ: 4/5

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Review: The Romance Rewind by Sarah Everett

Genre ๐Ÿ“š: YA Contemporary Fantasy, Romance
Tropes ๐Ÿ’โ€โ™€๏ธ: Time travel, Shared dreams, Right person/Wrong time
Rep โœ”๏ธ: Black main character, BIPOC and queer side characters
CW โš ๏ธ: Car accident, loss of a loved one, grief, emotionally distant parent, racism, sexism
Rating โญ๏ธ: 3/5

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Review: You Won’t Forget Me by Mazey Eddings

Genre ๐Ÿ“š: NA Contemporary, Romance
Tropes ๐Ÿ’โ€โ™€๏ธ: Bandmates to lovers, Forced proximity, Fake dating, Road trip/Music tour
Rep โœ”๏ธ: Queer main character, pansexual love interest
CW โš ๏ธ: Depression, cyberbullying, slut shaming, social media addiction
Rating โญ๏ธ: 4/5

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Review: I’m Gonna Get You Back by Eva Des Lauriers

Genre ๐Ÿ“š: YA/NA Contemporary, Romance
Tropes ๐Ÿ’โ€โ™€๏ธ: Second chance romance, Small town romance, Revenge, Dual timeline
Rep โœ”๏ธ: Hispanic main character, BIPOC and queer side characters
CW โš ๏ธ: Emotionally distant parent, depression, body image issues
Rating โญ๏ธ: 5/5

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