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Bloom by Kevin Panetta

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3.0

Ballad for Sophie by Filipe Melo

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5.0

Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy by Grace Ellis, ND Stevenson, Shannon Watters

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4.0

The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced

3.5

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Banyan Moon by Thao Thai

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challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

3.5

I feel complicated about this one. I loved it wholly and completely until about 80% through, and suddenly the author went down some weird ending-passageways that didn’t work for me. Like what do you mean she
murdered her husband
?? Not enough believability there for me. And I thought
burning the house down
was a bit too gore-y, it could’ve had a gentler end. What it finally landed on for an ending, I quite liked! Just take out a few of the last chapters maybe… 
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The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

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reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This was so interesting! All of the chapters exist sort of as their own entities, they’re chapters but like poems almost. Or like flash fiction. liked the way the writing flowed. By the end, I wanted more, but the end was still satisfying. 
Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree

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adventurous emotional lighthearted reflective 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

5.0

I loved this one, about as much as Legends and Lattes. Still very cozy fantasy, but with a bit of magical fighting involved, which I didn’t mind. The characters are all unique and crystal clear in my mind, as is the place. I wish I could go there, visit Thistleburr and Sea-song. I wonder if Maylee would make gluten free goodies too :)
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton

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challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0