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#2) Aru Shah and the Song of Death ★★★★☆

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ableist language, racist microaggressions, absent parent, parental abandonment, mild violence, and bullying

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racism, colourism, sexist comments, g slur, coming out themes recounted, dubcon sexual situation discussed, sexual harassment recounted, teen pregnancy (central theme), childbirth mentioned, alcohol consumption, minor blood, hurricanes and storms discussed, and bullying recounted

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S1 #2) Junk Shop Blues ★★★★★
S1 #3) The Man with the Glass Eye ★★★★★
S1 #4) Changing Faces ★★★★★

Reread #1 (Feb 2020) : ★★★★★

god, i fucking adore these characters.

Original Read (May 2019): ★★★★★

this was so good it made me cry


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homomisia & homomisic language, fetishization of queer men, hate crimes mentioned, derealization & depersonalization mentioned, suicide discussed, alcohol consumption, recreational drug use, graphic blood & gore, graphic dead bodies & body parts, dismemberment, grief depiction, death of a loved one, murder, gun violence, graphic strangulation, garrotting, police brutality, and kidnapping

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▷ Representation: Malcolm (mc) is Persian-American, Mizrahi Jewish, and bisexual; Seong-Jae (mc) is gay, demi-grey-ace and Korean-American; Sade (sc) is a two-spirit person from the Lumbee nation; Nathan (sc) is gay; Anjulie (sc) is aromantic spec. and sapphic.

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solid but underwhelming

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classism, alcohol consumption, recreational drug use, being drugged w/o consent, pandemic disease, needles & syringes, serious illness of a loved one, death of a loved one, kidnapping, physical assault, explosions, poisoning, murder, attempted murder, mugging, knife violence, captivity, building collapse, animal death from medical experiments, and poverty themes. Homelessness and rape mentioned

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▷ Representation: Jason (mc) is Taiwanese-American; Daiyu (Li) is Taiwanese; Victor (sc) is Filipino; Lingyi (sc) is Chinese & bisexual; Iris (sc) is sapphic; Arun (sc) is Indian.

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a Solid sequel with a few minor hiccups

ahhh,, i loved this so much 😭 if you're looking for a festive romance w/ fantastic woc, plus-size, and queer rep, you need to jump on this asap

this is going to be a divisive one but i had such a good time

quick thoughts:

• I just loved Cayo & Amaya with my entire body and soul
• Stabby revenge stories? Please and thank you
• Characters struggling to be Good & True when the world keeps throwing them curveballs and forcing them to make difficult choices are my favourite
• No you're crying
• Yes, the scs were a tad underdeveloped but hopefully, we'll get to explore them in the sequel??
• The world-building was also a little meh but *fingers crossed* it's more of a focus in the sequel too
• You know how sometimes you just read the right book at the right time? I needed this book


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classism, indentured servitude (of children) discussed in-depth, sexual assault (op), child abuse, forced arranged marriage, gambling addiction recovery & relapse (central theme), suicide mentioned, alcohol consumption, alcohol abuse recounted & discussed, drugging w/o consent, blood & gore depiction, dead bodies & body parts, needles, physical injuries, eyeball trauma & gouging, emesis, terminal illness (plague-like) recounted & op, depiction of starvation, cannibalism mentioned, grief depiction, death of a mother & father recounted, death of children (op), murder, attempted murder, knife violence & stabbing, torture recounted, whipping recounted, hanging mentioned, kidnapping, captivity, blackmail, death by a fall recounted, near-drowning incident, war themes discussed, and poverty themes & debt collection (central theme)

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▷ Representation: Amaya (mc) is Desi & demisexual; Cayo (mc) is bisexual & East Asian; Roach (sc) is asexual; Avi (sc) is a trans boy; POC and queer scs.

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unwanted touching, attempted sexual assault recounted, suicide mentioned, alcohol consumption, blood/physical injuries, serious injury & illness of a loved one, death of a mother, and war themes

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implied attempted rape, implied intimate partner abuse, blood & gore depiction, hospital setting, comas, death of a boyfriend, murder, stabbing, and disappearance of a loved one

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