Maggie

What's not to love about a mischievous, sentient octopus?

This was cute and fun to follow the chess, but it seemed like he liked an IDEA of her rather than the reality of her.

There were parts of this I really loved. His date surveys were fantastic. And they did handle the trauma in a healthy way, but it was heavier than her previous books and the happy ending seemed both semi-rushed and tenuous.

The characters and the world created in this one were fantastic and the love story was compelling.

This is definitely dated and some cringy racial language ("Oriental" and calling someone "The Genie" because they don't know his name). That aside, Mrs. Pollifax is fun. The whole idea of showing up at the CIA in retirement because you're too healthy to die is such a good premise.

Jacob's got social anxiety and his ex is marrying his brother. Briana is going through a divorce and her brother needs a kidney stat. Now she has to deal with the new doctor trying to take her job. I loved how this book moved quickly past enemies to lovers and on to swoony fake dating. They were harmless to each other, which I appreciated throughout.

Bryce finds herself the guardian of her three nieces after losing her brother. And she meets a cute veteran struggling with PTSD. I liked this one and how it focused on caring for yourself to be able to care for each other.

Lizzie has uncontrolled ADHD and meets a hot Aussie who realizes she's not damaged like she thinks she is. I really enjoyed the portrayal of ADHD and their relationship was swoony.

Clever, funny, and swoon-worthy.

This one has everything you love from Sanderson: an amazing world, a system of powers that is complicated and clever, relatable characters, and lots of action.

This was one part mystery, one part romance. It was well-written and engaging and the characters had depth.

This isn't a "Feel-good" book, but it's very well written and the parallel stories were fascinating. The conversation around identity and art was also on point.

I did enjoy this one because most of the characters are delightful and the story is intriguing, but this was a mystery/romance/heist novel with a twist of fantasy that isn't satisfyingly any of those. But still fun and well-written.

This was well-written, but I don't love the ones that jump back and forth and build to the conflict, mainly because it seems harder to tie it up on a good note. That's how I felt about this one. Once it was all out, it seemed to just wrap it up, and it was too jarring. I didn't leave feeling swoony.

I really enjoyed this one. Sanderson's world building is always incredible, but the characters of this one were all so charming in their own way. Lightsong was one of my favorite characters and I loved how Sanderson weaved everything together.

I liked this one! But I'm a sucker for ADHDers being unapologetically ADHD and being loved for it. The banter was also on point. I've also never read a romcom series that happens simultaneously (with Spoiler Alert). Very clever.

I don't love the haters to lovers trope because usually I don't want them to get together after they've spent so long being such jerks to each other. This one worked for me, though. There were reasons they were angry and they actually owned up to their poor behavior and made personal changes. The story was well crafted, as O'Leary is great at doing. Enjoyed it greatly!