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A Very Merry Bromance

Lyssa Kay Adams

5.0

lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

China Room

Sunjeev Sahota

3.0

emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Could’ve been a high rating if the modern setting in the dual timeline actually made sense.

Short read though to help knock out BOTM challenges and the 2022 reading goals.

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Our Missing Hearts

Celeste Ng

4.0

reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Sleepwalk

Dan Chaon

DID NOT FINISH: 13%

40 pages of being in Will Bear’s head were 40 pages too many.

Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance

Alison Espach

4.5

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I usually try to get a little more into a book before DNFing, but I just could not go on with the writing and/or translation.

Sentences and sentence structure made zero sense and the switching of POV within paragraphs was so confusing.

Cursed Bunny

Bora Chung

2.5

dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Thank you to Algonquin and NetGalley for an ARC.

This short story collection was one I was highly anticipating as it was short listed for the Booker Prize and loved by many on Bookstagram and Booktube.

However, I don’t see how it could be so good to be no images or loved. I enjoyed 3 of the stories a lot, but the rest left a lot to be desired.

Additionally, unlike other short story collections, there was no theme connecting them

No Land to Light On

Yara Zgheib

5.0

emotional reflective sad 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

A heartbreaking story following a couple torn apart due to the travel ban instituted in 2017 in the United States.

It feels wrong to say that I devoured such a heartbreaking story, but I just couldn’t put it down. One thing I wish could’ve had more was the ending. While I do appreciate open ended endings, I wanted to know what Sama and Hadi did next.

If you enjoyed Honor by Thrity Umrigar in 2022, I think you’ll also enjoy this one.

Huge thank you to Simon and Schuster and Atria for an ARC. I wish I hadn’t waited all year to read it.

Recommend it to everyone, but specially anyone who voted for the man that ran on promising this travel ban. Hope it opens your heart and your

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