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24 reviews

Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

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challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I flew through this one at break neck speed. A fascinating character study on the human condition as it pertains to unknown events. Fans of Jeff Vandermeer will love this one.
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You Can Vibe Me On My FemmePhone by Kamala Puligandla

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funny lighthearted 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

4.0

Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

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hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

3.75

So Far From Home: the Diary of Mary Driscoll, an Irish Mill Girl, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1847 by Barry Denenberg

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adventurous informative reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

A re-read for a book challenge. I loved it as a kid, not so much now.
Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks by Patrick Radden Keefe

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adventurous informative tense medium-paced

4.5

A collection of his magazine articles over the last few years. A non-fiction master who writes like a connoisseur of storytelling. I will now read anything he writes.
The Slant of April Snow by Laurie D. Morrissey

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reflective relaxing slow-paced

3.5

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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emotional fast-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? N/A

2.0

Don't take my review to heart. It was okay but it wasn't for me. Get this book for that aunt who "doesn't read much." 
Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen

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adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

A solid book. Good plot. The ending felt a little rushed. I did feel like he pressured in a few queer moralistic/"it gets better" lines but overall pretty good. Not YA but good for "New Adult" or older teens. Overall a fun read. 
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was the most melodramatic, soap operatic, Grey's Anatomy -esque novel I've never read. I loved every minute of it.
Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong

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emotional reflective fast-paced

4.75

Literally got me out here crying in the library on my birthday. 😭 We love Sad Books!