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Imogen, Obviously

Becky Albertalli

2.75

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I REALLY wanted to love this, but I think I may just be aging out of YA stories. I did love some of the funny banter between the characters.

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Take Your Own Advice: Learn to Trust Your Inner Voice and Start Helping Yourself

Jeffrey Marsh

4.5

emotional inspiring medium-paced

Jeffrey Marsh is truly a gift, there were a lot of passages that I tabbed to be able to return to in the future. I think anybody in the queer community would benefit from reading this. I did think some of the personal stories ran long, especially about the religious aspects, but I understand that they were important in contextualizing Jeffrey's journey.

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Nevada

Imogen Binnie

3.75

dark emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

dang… this was messy, important, beautiful, but mostly messy! great trans literature

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Mimosa

Archie Bongiovanni

5.0

emotional funny reflective

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Fantastic work of graphic fiction. All the characters felt SO real, with flaws and all. Loved the aspects of chosen family and how those relationships changed over time. I just wish it was longer so we had more time with the characters!

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Never Ever Getting Back Together

Sophie Gonzales

2.25

funny

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This one didn't do it for me, couldn't get past the believability of the reality TV premise, that and I found it hard to like any of the characters. There were some fun moments for sure, the little behind the scenes we get at the production of the show were interesting.

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In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

4.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

jesus fking christ

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My Last Innocent Year

Daisy Alpert Florin

3.75

dark emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Love me some flawed characters! Don’t think I’ve ever read a dark academia book before, but I really enjoyed this one! I definitely preferred the beginning of the book more than the end, but still a wild ride.

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