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Girlhood by Melissa Febos

Girlhood

Melissa Febos

4.75
challenging dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced
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You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian

You Should Be So Lucky

Cat Sebastian

4.0
emotional funny hopeful reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America by Shefali Luthra

Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America

Shefali Luthra

DID NOT FINISH: 40%
Getting to be very repetitive. We’ll researched and written, though. 
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir

4.25
adventurous funny hopeful tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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Solitaire by Alice Oseman

Solitaire

Alice Oseman

3.25
dark emotional funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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The Black Period by Hafizah Augustus Geter

The Black Period

Hafizah Augustus Geter

5.0
challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced
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Thunder Song by Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe

Thunder Song

Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe

5.0
emotional reflective medium-paced
Thanks to Counterpoint Press for the free copy of this book.

 - I was a big fan of LaPointe’s previous book, RED PAINT, and THUNDER SONG is even better.
- LaPointe blends her personal story with larger observations of culture in a way that make the essays unmistakably hers: she has such a unique voice and strong point of view.
- As the book progresses the essays begin to show how each topic is deeply connected to the others in a way that can’t be untangled from the initial colonization of this country. 
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The 7-10 Split by Karmen Lee

The 7-10 Split

Karmen Lee

DID NOT FINISH: 55%
The main characters feel like sisters rather than love interests to me. Also, important biographical and plot details happen off page and we find out about them later through offhand thoughts. 
Second Night Stand by Karelia Stetz-Waters, Fay Stetz-Waters

Second Night Stand

Karelia Stetz-Waters, Fay Stetz-Waters

4.0
emotional funny 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: No
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Lost Ark Dreaming by Suyi Davies Okungbowa

Lost Ark Dreaming

Suyi Davies Okungbowa

4.5
adventurous challenging emotional 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: Yes
Thanks to Tor Dot Com Books for the free copy of this book.

 - Is there any greater joy than a tightly written, deeply satisfying story? LOST ARK DREAMING gives us that: a fully realized world and complex characters in under 200 pages.
- I loved this blend of sci-fi and fantasy. It’s WOOL x THE DEEP, with heartbreaking individual stories and heart-pounding action.
- It’s hard to discuss much of this book without giving away the plot twist, given that the book is so short. I’ll just say that it didn’t go the direction I thought it would and I loved that. Please read this book! 
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