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How My Neighbor Stole Christmas by Meghan Quinn

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funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

Physically cannot bring myself to rate this higher bc so much of the book made me curl into myself cringing. The narrator/character interactions were so whack, as was the candy cane scene?!?!?! Also just so many stupid decisions that felt so unrealistic. 
But at the end of the day I did finish it and was at least entertained by my distaste lmao. There were some sweet moments sprinkled in there but yeah honestly just not for me. 
Out of Left Field by Jonah Newman

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

2.5

This was good, just not great. I loved that it was messy and that characters made mistakes, but they weren’t well fleshed out and little motivation was explained. The story overall just felt a little superficial for me. 
I Shall Never Fall In Love by Hari Conner

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

My goodness this was perfection. The art is stunning, the pacing was fantastic, and the story was so compelling. Each of the characters felt so real and so fleshed out, which is a remarkable feat for a short graphic novel. I absolutely fell in love with watching these characters grow, learn, and fall in love themselves, and felt so emotional seeing queer representation in a regency setting. Just gorgeous. 
Ace: What Asexuality Reveals about Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen

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hopeful informative medium-paced

4.0

I lowkey struggle with rating this book. It was incredibly thought provoking and fantastic to see such representation, and hear about lived experiences from ace people. 

However, I did think that it could have been cut down/edited some more. I found myself having to reread portions to sink into what the author was saying, and other moments felt repetitive at best and at worst redundant. 
I do see the need to overly explain things, particularly when addressing an allo target audience (although other times it felt like the audience was aces??) as you assume a blank slate of knowledge and aim to provide caveats to totally encapsulate meaning. Unfortunately it made this read more difficult to get through than I would like. 

But!!! I was presented with some new lenses to think through, and ways to think about life and relationships, and I did find that very compelling. 

TLDR; I would recommend to those interested in gender, sexuality and/or sociology as it presents some interesting discussions, but definitely be prepared for a drier read in some parts. 
Snowed In by Catherine Walsh

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

4.0

I had a lot of fun reading this!! Super cute, the banter was slay (or sleigh) and yeah definitely enjoyable! 
Only thing is they’re pretty obsessed w each other from the get go lol but imo it was pretty natural so it didn’t bother me like it usually would. 
Lights Out by Navessa Allen

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dark funny tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Ok so this was a little weirdly paced, and a little cringy in some moments but overall had such a fun time reading this. 

It was so funny, the internal monologues were hilarious, and the banter between the two main characters was great. The spicy scenes were also very well done. 

Towards the end it starts lowkey changing the plot but it was engaging still, just felt a little random. 

Wish I could access the audiobook bc I’ve heard snippets and it sounds amazing haha, but even just reading it, it was very entertaining. 
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

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

5.0

I literally love this book so much. The atmosphere is amazing, the magic and world building is superb, the stakes are high and the action is great, as are the smaller, quieter moments between the characters. They are some of my favourite characters to exist, and will forever hold a place in my heart. Their backstories are so detailed and heartbreaking, and the way they go together is just amazing. Love this little found family so much. 
Power Play by Chelsea Curto

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lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I enjoyed this enough, and it has good bones. If you turn your brain off to read this could be enjoyable, my brain unfortunately did not switch off. The pacing was a little all over the place for me (especially the pace of the romance), and overall the book was too dialogue heavy for me. There was also random hints at side plots that may have been dropped that just felt unnatural. But I thought the found family was really sweet, and the motivations behind the mcs were solid. 

Again, that’s totally just my preferences coming through, so if it sounds up your alley (and the negatives don’t scare you off) give it a go.
Pucking Sweet by Emily Rath

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emotional lighthearted 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

4.0

Again this book was surprisingly super sweet, romantic and genuinely emotional. Yeah it was spicy, but the way Rath writes these characters to become emotionally vulnerable with one another and slowly (or suddenly) fall in love, it’s honestly commendable. The relationships felt very believable to me, only thing is the pacing in here wasn’t my favourite, especially towards the end. I also enjoyed how much hockey is in this hockey romance, I feel like often sports romance don’t focus on the sport, but there is plenty of time spent focused on the hockey. Definitely recommend if it sounds like your thing. 
Tragic Bonds by J. Bree

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adventurous tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

I’ve read this series before and loved it, but for some reason this book has made me put it down for a long time both times I’ve read it. I inhale the first few books and then this one makes me pause. Idek why, I still love the series, but I don’t think this one is the strongest one. UGH BUT THE CHARACTER PROGRESSION IS SO GOOOODDDD. Anyways I’m back in it now after like…a year hah…