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Beating Heart Baby by Lio Min
3.75
emotional hopeful reflective
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I wanted to rate this one higher but for some reason it just left me kind of unsatisfied? For one, it almost felt like 2 separate books all jammed into 1 and I think there was just so much going on that I couldn’t fully connect with the characters. Also I’m pretty sure I’ve read a book just like the first half of this and it’s driving me crazy that I can’t remember what it was 😂 I did really love the trans and queer rep, everything felt really authentic and was messy which made it realistic! Overall, it left me a little disappointed but I still liked it!