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Review: The Romance Rewind by Sarah Everett

Genre πŸ“š: YA Contemporary Fantasy, Romance
Tropes πŸ’β€β™€οΈ: Time travel, Shared dreams, Right person/Wrong time
Rep βœ”οΈ: Black main character, BIPOC and queer side characters
CW ⚠️: Car accident, loss of a loved one, grief, emotionally distant parent, racism, sexism
Rating ⭐️: 3/5

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

Genre πŸ“š: YA/NA Contemporary, Romance
Tropes πŸ’β€β™€οΈ: Second chance romance, Small town romance, Revenge, Dual timeline
Rep βœ”οΈ: Hispanic main character, BIPOC and queer side characters
CW ⚠️: Emotionally distant parent, depression, body image issues
Rating ⭐️: 5/5

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Review: You’re Dead to Me, Reed Walker by Gwenyth Reitz

Genre πŸ“š: YA Paranormal Romance, Mystery, Thriller
Tropes πŸ’β€β™€οΈ: (Ghost) Rivals to lovers, Forced proximity, Haunted mansion, Murder mystery
Rep βœ”οΈ: Hispanic main character, BIPOC side characters
CW ⚠️: Loss of a loved one, grief, murder, stalking, divorce
Rating ⭐️: 3.5/5

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Review: Like We Were in Paris by Stephan Lee

Genre πŸ“š: YA Contemporary, Romance
Tropes πŸ’β€β™€οΈ: Former friends to lovers, Forced proximity, Travel romance, Bucket list
Rep βœ”οΈ: Korean American gay main character, gay love interest, BIPOC and queer side characters
CW ⚠️: Loss of a loved one, grief, homophobia, racism
Rating ⭐️: 3.5/5

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Review: I Could Give You the Moon by Ann Liang

Genre πŸ“š: YA Contemporary Fantasy, Romance
Tropes πŸ’β€β™€οΈ: Fighting fate, Rich girl x Bad boy, Golden retriever x Black cat, β€œTouch her and die”
Rep βœ”οΈ: Full cast of Chinese characters
CW ⚠️: Messy divorce, emotionally distant parent, violence, child exploitation, house fire
Rating ⭐️: 4/5

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