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Enter Ghost

Isabella Hammad

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-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

Less

Andrew Sean Greer

4.5

adventurous funny reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Narcas: The Secret Rise of Women in Latin America's Cartels

Deborah Bonello

4.0

dark informative fast-paced

Well researched, nuanced exploration not only of individual women but also gender roles in cartels more broadly. Excellent but it felt very short and abrupt. I wish it were longer and had more of a narrative arc rather than just straight reporting.

Content Warnings

Nightbloom

Peace Adzo Medie

3.0

dark emotional informative tense slow-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

I LOVED her first book but this one was a disappointment. Way too long and overly explained (telling rather than showing). I did like the narrative shift halfway through though.

Content Warnings

Pageboy

Elliot Page

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

A very important read.

I had some issues with the non-linear narration (it felt all over the place) and the prose took some getting used to (did he use the thesaurus for every sentence?) but overall very glad I read this.