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Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear by Seanan McGuire

Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear

Seanan McGuire

4.5
adventurous emotional lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
I loved Nadya and found her world so charming. It was a delight to have some context for her as a character and I hope we get more of her in the next book. Probably the most heartbroken I’ve been for a character in this series losing their world.
Unmasking for Life: The Autistic Person's Guide to Connecting, Loving, and Living Authentically by Devon Price

Unmasking for Life: The Autistic Person's Guide to Connecting, Loving, and Living Authentically

Devon Price

5.0
challenging hopeful informative reflective medium-paced
Late Bloomer by Mazey Eddings

Late Bloomer

Mazey Eddings

5.0
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Cottagecore neurodivergents in love. This was honestly so cute. A delight. No notes. 
Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher

Gwen and Art Are Not in Love

Lex Croucher

4.5
adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted 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
Adorable all around. Doesn’t quite stick the landing, but otherwise a cute, quipy, queer, Medieval joy.
Lights On: How Understanding Consciousness Helps Us Understand the Universe by Annaka Harris

Lights On: How Understanding Consciousness Helps Us Understand the Universe

Annaka Harris

4.0
challenging informative reflective medium-paced
A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher

A Sorceress Comes to Call

T. Kingfisher

4.0
adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln

The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

Beth Lincoln

4.5
funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
A solid book with a stellar ending
Rose Quartz: Poems by Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe

Rose Quartz: Poems

Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe

5.0
dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
Too many great poems to list but the final section in general was particularly strong. 
Out of Air by Rachel Reiss

Out of Air

Rachel Reiss

5.0
adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Thank you to Libro.fm for the free educator ALC! This is a YA ocean horror/mystery that is maybe my new favorite ocean horror. The character relationships, the suspense, the mystery, and especially the creepy/mystical ocean elements were all well done. Truly a haunting, heart-pounding little story that I think will stay with me. 
True Grit by Charles Portis

True Grit

Charles Portis

3.0
adventurous funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Not for me, but I get why it’s a classic.