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Wound by Oksana Vasyakina

Wound

Oksana Vasyakina

DID NOT FINISH: 17%
Not in the mood for this dislikable narrator 
Interesting Facts about Space by Emily Austin

Interesting Facts about Space

Emily Austin

DID NOT FINISH: 30%
This character and story are annoying and not peaking my interest at all
These Letters End in Tears by Musih Tedji Xaviere

These Letters End in Tears

Musih Tedji Xaviere

4.5
dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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Biting the Hand: Growing Up Asian in Black and White America by Julia Lee

Biting the Hand: Growing Up Asian in Black and White America

Julia Lee

DID NOT FINISH: 35%
This just wasn’t pulling me in at the moment. It didn’t feel like anything new that I hadn’t read before. It may just be a “it’s not you, it’s me” thing.
Augustown by Kei Miller

Augustown

Kei Miller

5.0
challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies: How Doubting the Bard Became the Biggest Taboo in Literature by Elizabeth Winkler

Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies: How Doubting the Bard Became the Biggest Taboo in Literature

Elizabeth Winkler

4.0
adventurous informative mysterious reflective medium-paced
Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc

Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space

Amanda Leduc

4.0
informative fast-paced
A Smile in a Whisper by Jacquelyn Middleton

A Smile in a Whisper

Jacquelyn Middleton

DID NOT FINISH: 12%
Not compelling
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Children of Blood and Bone

Tomi Adeyemi

4.5
adventurous dark emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
How to Resist Amazon and Why by Danny Caine

How to Resist Amazon and Why

Danny Caine

5.0
informative fast-paced
Other than the overuse of the word “bombshell” to describe journalists’ reports, this book was perfect. I wish everyone would read it. And then act on it.