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Bad Summer People

Emma Rosenblum

DID NOT FINISH: 15%

It’s hard to want to care about rich people on vacation when the world is on fire

Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea

Rita Chang-Eppig

DID NOT FINISH: 29%

Too much politics, not enough adventure 

My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix

Kalynn Bayron

DID NOT FINISH: 44%

It never hooked me. Just not a fan of this era, I think. 

Scarred: A Feminist Journey Through Pain

L. Ayu Saraswati

DID NOT FINISH: 27%

I wanted this to be more about disability activism though I really appreciate the multigenre, interdisciplinary approach. 

The Trouble with White Women: A Counterhistory of Feminism

Kyla Schuller

DID NOT FINISH: 12%

Might come back to this one. It’s fantastic but really dry. 

Hester

Laurie Lico Albanese

DID NOT FINISH: 39%

Wasn’t keeping my attention. Probably a case of a good book but wrong time. 

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Isabel Kaplan

DID NOT FINISH: 24%

Got tired of MC’s body shaming 

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Sensitive Is the New Strong: The Power of Empaths in an Increasingly Harsh World

Anita Moorjani

DID NOT FINISH

I wanted this to be like Quiet by Susan Cain but it reads more like a cheesy surface-level Gabrielle Bernstein/Rachel Hollis book. No thank you. 

A House Is a Body

Shruti Swamy

DID NOT FINISH

Beautiful writing but I didn’t connect with it. Definitely worth picking up if you’re a fan of short stories though.