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The Heroine with 1001 Faces by Maria Tatar

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informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

Across a Field of Starlight by Blue Delliquanti

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adventurous inspiring relaxing medium-paced

2.5

I love how queer this is and the artwork is really pretty. It just feels generic in its depiction of space war. It also tries to do too much at times. The best part is when the protagonist gets to interact with the commune - I think there was a simpler, better story to be told here.
Constellations by Kate Glasheen

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challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

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emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

4.5

I wish this had focused a bit more on the dressmaker, it felt at times that she was being thrown around the plot a bit. Still an emotional and gentle story.
Stone Fruit by Lee Lai

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

The Deep & Dark Blue by Niki Smith

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

3.5

A bit too rushed and the plot goes easy on its protagonists, but the magic system is unique and the journey of the trans girl is quite moving.
To Know You're Alive by Dakota McFadzean

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dark reflective fast-paced

5.0

There is something so terribly familiar about this brand of horror. It's like you're looking at life through the eyes of a child. 
The story with the cereal box freaked me out the most because I used to do the same thing as a kid: become obsessed with something so innocuous to others, but deeply terrifying to me.
And then you get to the adult portion of this book and you're in a whole new world of terror.