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106 reviews

Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth

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challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

so happy that my first read of the year is  five stars!!! this book was unreal amounts of amazing, i felt so bad for every single character involved LMFAO like such a relatable hard dynamic
Supper Club by Lara Williams

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emotional funny slow-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

4.0

i loved this! if you like a book with like very little plot and a lot of introspection you will love this LOL it slayed and i feel like it was a girl in her 20s necessity  
When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen

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dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

so amazing 
Girls Against God by Jenny Hval

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dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

not for me no shade 
Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

really loved this!!! def one of my fav fantasies of recent memory!!!! i read this through once upon a book club thing woohoo!
I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself by Marisa Crane

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emotional medium-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

2.5

sorry but the plot was too corny for me 😭 and i feel like the connections between her life and what was going on just fell flat
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

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emotional informative medium-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

5.0

absolutely loved
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

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emotional 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

literally loved this book so much, almost perfect i just didn’t like the metaphors about colonialism i thought they were kind of unnecessary and weird
The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish by Katya Apekina

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dark emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

loved it so much, great description of family relationships
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Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea Lawlor

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

3.5

not really sure how i feel about this one… love the music tho