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To Have and to Hoax

Martha Waters

2.0

funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really did not like the male actor/narrator.

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The House in the Cerulean Sea

TJ Klune

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

While I did like this book when I read it, I've since learned of the problematic issue surrounding the author using real stories of missing indigenous children as inspiration.

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Beyond the Gender Binary

Alok Vaid-Menon

4.0

informative fast-paced

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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really enjoyed this book when I first read it. However after listening to Latinx and other BIPOC individuals speak about problems with portrayals of POC in her books, I will not be reading any more from this author.

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Legendborn

Tracy Deonn

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The beginning of the book is very confusing, I don't think the world building is done extremely well (I had to look up a lot of terminology which imo if you have to do as a reader, it should be included in the back of the book as a glossary, or they need to do a better job explaining during the world building).

I do have an inherent problem with the "demons" that they're fighting really seemingly just being animals. As an animal lover, I just have a hard time seeing inherent evil in animals especially when these ones aren't really some other kind of unreal 'monster'.

I am looking forward to seeing where this series goes. I kinda ship Bree and Sel...

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