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Dark Rise by C.S. Pacat

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

3.25

Click: When We Knew We Were Feminists by J. Courtney Sullivan, Courtney E. Martin

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reflective slow-paced

2.5

This Savage Song by V.E. Schwab

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tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

2.75

A very mediocre book. I wasn’t very interested in the characters or the plot. 
The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

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adventurous dark slow-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

4.75

I’ve never read a book quite like this. The romance was amazing. I need to get a print version, since the audiobook was confusing. 
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We Were Feminists Once: From Riot Grrrl to Covergirl(r), the Buying and Selling of a Political Movement by Andi Zeisler

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informative slow-paced

3.0

A Fate Inked In Blood by Danielle L. Jensen

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adventurous slow-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

It’s just ACOTAR with a twist at the end. I didn’t care about the characters, but the plot twists were somewhat interesting. I need to stop being lured in by pretty covers. 
Swordheart by T. Kingfisher

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funny lighthearted slow-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

4.75

I don’t usually like cozy fantasy, but this was amazing. I loved the main characters, and I especially love that there was nonbinary representation. The book is both serious and humorous :)
Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 1 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 31%.
DNF @ 31%. I don't care about the characters. 
The book depicts women only in relation to how they love men. I am so, so bored. I hate the writing style.
The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History by Nathalia Holt

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informative medium-paced

5.0

Strike the Zither by Joan He

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 37%.
DNF @ 37%. I don’t care about the characters, and I have no idea what’s going on.