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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Still a little fast-paced for my taste, but happy that Kamala Khan joined the team because she’s definitely a perfect fit. Also, anything revolving around ‘The Spider Van’ is so unbelievably wholesome and adorable. Love the energy of this series so far!
adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I’ve never related to a line in a comic book so hard than “Hmm,  after careful inspection, I’ve determined I have no idea what the heck I’m looking at.” Also, RiRi is a boss. Slightly too fast paced for my first issue preference but still a really fun introduction to the characters and the (hopefully) wild ride that the story is going to take us.
emotional informative reflective slow-paced

I added this to my collection to have a book that I can continuously go back to when my grief sneaks up on me, and I am so unbelievably happy that I stumbled upon this book. It not only covers personal grief, but also grieving with a partner, and generational and racial grief (which I feel needs to be discussed a lot more in our turbulent social climate). This book doesn't try to drill a grief timeline into your head but teaches you how to live with your grief and validate that it'll never go away despite the rise of toxic positivity (which I fully admit I had tried during parts of my own grieving journey). This is absolutely a book that I will be recommending to people that are looking for some kind of relief in understanding their grief.
funny lighthearted

I kind of love that her best friend is getting married because she wanted to have a ‘Twilight’ fantasy due to their names.
emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-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: Yes

This is very much the book I needed going into the month of my mom's 10-year anniversary of her death. It's filled with a beautiful combination of feel-good, humor, heartache (with many tears shed on my part), and thought-provoking moments. This is how magical realism SHOULD be written.
lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Very happy that I listened to this on audiobook so I could hear the proper pronunciations for the Nigerian language the author included. I understand why this was in short story form, but I do wish that it was a full-length work because I was very interested in the author's family background and what her experience was like coming to America for school. Looks like I will need to check out her other works.
dark tense 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

While this is considered essential reading for any hardcore comic book reader, I thought the story was just 'ok.' I think it's a bit over-hyped, but I will say that it takes a unique approach to discussing the male psyche in regards to mental health, grief, and similar topics. 
informative reflective slow-paced

Note: I started off with the hardcover version first. A lot of the subjects of the chapters were very interesting and successfully gave me the travel itch, but Crichton's writing was a bit dry for my taste (and especially so for a non-fiction work) that I realized  I was nodding off at some of the longer chapters. However, I DID end up switching to the audiobook at the 200-page mark and I will say that I highly recommend this in audiobook form (which is where a majority of my rating comes from because I would actually like to go back and relisten). 'The Medical Years' and even more so 'Postscript' are what kill the overall vibe of the book in my opinion because he could have included more of his travel experience instead.
dark reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This is such a well done and easily digestible showcase of how fucked up our current state of society is. In my heart, this is a 5 star graphic novel, but since this is an unfinished series, unfortunately we will never come to a conclusion. Super powered beings are a dime a dozen in comics, but I think this book created a unique story that is applicable to our lives today.
dark mysterious fast-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: Complicated

Well-developed characters, excellent world-building, fast-paced with an ACTUAL story (I prefer my smut to have SOME plot), and top-tier spice! I definitely think my rating will change depending on how the other books in the series go, but I will say that this is a strong start to the series and can't wait to read more.

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