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363 reviews

The Body Country by Susie Anderson

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informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.75

A collection of wanderings and wondering on Country by Wergaia and Wemba Wemba poet Susie Anderson.
This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work by Tiffany Jewell

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Desperately wish I could gift this to my own younger self. 
The Throne of Honor and Blood by J. Bree

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adventurous dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

The Unlikely Heir by Jax Calder

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emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

The first sweet and witty MM romcom in Calder's Unlikely Dilemmas series, about the new American heir of the UK monarchy falling in love with the British Prime Minister.
Not Here to Make Friends by Jodi McAlister

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emotional funny reflective 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

3.75

The third MF reality TV romcom in the Marry Me, Juliet series, going behind-the-scenes of the friends-to-lovers drama playing out during the mid-lockdown filming of an Aussie Bachelor equivalent.
The Stars and the Stage by D.N. Bryn

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adventurous reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

A sweet, queer, poly romance that’s a standalone prequel novella to DN Bryn's wonderful Guides to Dating Vampires.
This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron

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adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

A magical YA fantasy about special powers, poisonous secrets and the start of a young FF romance. 
To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

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adventurous reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

A space operetta about the role of science at the end of all things by the always-amazing Becky Chambers.
Big Trouble with Angry Chairs #1 by Lachlann Carter

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

Wonderful debut middle grade adventures (with bonus existential chair-sitting crisis).
Twelfth Knight by Alexene Farol Follmuth

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funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

A sweet, nerdy/sporty YA romcom about games, dealing with change, and finding the people you want to let into your world.