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Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez

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

4.5

Ahhh Jiminez! A queen of rom-coms with real life difficulties! I really enjoyed this one looking at childhood trauma and PTSD on the background of curse breaking romance! Justin is simply dreamy! And the lake crossing scene! Chefs kiss! True hero work! Jiminez is great at writing standalone interconnecting books so you don’t have to read in order or all of them if you don’t want to! The Toilet King was also an excellent stand out character who I greatly loved! This was a great gentle book for my soul lately! 
The Girl in the Green Dress by Jennifer Haynes, George Blair-West, Alley Pascoe

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challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This was one of the most difficult and traumatising true stories I’ve taken in. Jeni and her system share brutal in depth stories of the severe abuse they have experienced in a manner I would not have assumed would be traditionally published. If this book appeals to you please know it is EXTREMELY graphic about the abuse that was experienced by Jeni and her system throughout their life. In saying that, the raw willingness to share their abuse and being the first Australian person with Multiple Personality Disorder (the now outdated clinical name that Jeni and her system prefer to use) / Dissociative Identity Disorder to win against their abuser is incredible. The input for clinical information by Dr George Blair-West is extremely helpful and done well in layman’s terms. In saying this - I don’t know of anyone I will recommend this book to as it stands for how graphic Jeni and her system kindly shared of their trauma.
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I'm Not Really Here by Gary Lonesborough

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challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

4.0

So with the start of this book I really struggled with the MC Jonah’s self hatred and how much he loathed himself being fat. But over time and talking with my wonderful partner, I came to find it powerful, because actually, we don’t talk enough about what it feels like for teen boys to struggle with internalised fat phobia like we do for girls. Lonesborough really nails what it feels like to have obsessive crushes as a teen and just all round felt super familiar as a teen myself. I love that Lonesborough keeps writing First Nations queer main characters. His books are incredible and so so powerful! This book covers so many hard and heavy topics, but wow, this really is such an important story. 
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Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

OMG! This book is so incredible! I’m so grateful to Kobabe for being willing to not only write but also share eir story! For someone who’s cis it feels like such a deeply helpful way of sharing a way some genderqueer people may feel being misgendered and it was honestly super gender affirming for me too knowing I know how I feel in my body is right which is a HUGE privilege to have! I honestly wish there was a safe way to make this graphic novel compulsory reading for everyone, but alas, that is not the world we live in currently. 🙃🙃
Season's Schemings by Katie Bailey

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

So it’s official! I listened to an audiobook and I enjoyed doing it! Woo! New reading style unlocked! Now I can read 4 books at a time 🤪 although the narrators were a little jarring at times with the book being dual POV and without the lust appeal of British accents, both Rising and Moran had American accents, its been fun! There’s definitely a couple moments early on that were a bit jarring in the writing, that I think if I’d physically read the book, may have pushed me to DNF. But we finished it and the never ending Hallmark references were perfect for me and my love for Christmas Hallmark movies! 😍😍
The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Oh how I love stories of grief! Don’t get me wrong, I hate grief, I hate the feeling and the weight of it, I hate every moment of it. But it’s the one of the few universal human experiences. How, when, why, will vary, but we all go through grief and I think there’s something special in that horrid fact. I think Poston did a wonderful job at looking at grief and finding spots for it in this romance story. I love Iwan and I love Clementine and my heart broke for her so many times over and for her Aunt too. This book is something clever though!
Recommended Reading by Paul Coccia

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

EEEEEE! I LOVE THIS BOOK! Bobby is the perfect main character! Match maker and obsessed with rom-coms and books? Sign me up! I’d love to know what book he’d match make me with! This was such a cute YA fluff to bring my soul joy! The simple queerness of it all and the rom-com matches! Bellísimo! 
Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez

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dark emotional hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

God Jiminez knows how to write a book boyfriend and incredible heroine 😍😍😍 the slow burn on this one is very real, but worth every moment of build up in it! The way Jiminez knows how to speak to you about thinking you’re in love and in a great partnership versus when you really are? Chefs kiss! Absolutely adored this one, once again! The way organ donation was explored was so beautifully done, and such a nice story line to read in a book.
Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language by Amanda Montell

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informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

Montell is very clearly a wordslut! The love and passion of how words work and developed and can develop and shift is very clear. Some parts felt a bit word heavy for me. Haha. But overall, it was so interesting looking at how the English language has shifted and recognising the importance that language can have in its current standings and recognising how quickly it can become outdated is incredible. I think the power behind words is important to continue to think about and I hope I continue to hold this power regularly.
A Good Kind of Trouble by Brooke Blurton, Melanie Saward

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emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book was AMAZING! The hope, the joy, the queerness and advocacy of the most incredible kids. 😭😭 my heart is so full! I wish I had something like this to inspire me when I was younger to learn and try to do more. I hope this ends up everywhere like it deserves because it’s just such an inspiring piece of hope for what could be. 😍😍