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Say Yes to the Marquess by Tessa Dare
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Six Scorched Roses by Carissa Broadbent
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Not my fave in this series but I do love a vampire and a scientist. Plus it’s epistolary, hot, and the plague of it all is very cool. Maybe I just needed more? And his POV (for like a chapter) would have been excellent.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder
Harlots, Whores and Hackabouts: A History of Sex for Sale by Kate Lister
challenging
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
A brief, but still detailed, history of sex work and sex workers through centuries and across the globe.
I found it to be a thoughtful (and timely or perhaps evergreen) reflection on victimization, war, police, gender, misogyny, and self-determination.
Lister’s focus on the lives and perspectives of the workers is a strong reminder of the power imbalance between historians and their subjects and reminder to listen to women and marginalized communities.
I found it to be a thoughtful (and timely or perhaps evergreen) reflection on victimization, war, police, gender, misogyny, and self-determination.
Lister’s focus on the lives and perspectives of the workers is a strong reminder of the power imbalance between historians and their subjects and reminder to listen to women and marginalized communities.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, and War
The Duke at Hazard by KJ Charles
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was great. Classic KJC class differences, yearning, villain to be vanquished, plus a secret identity and a road trip! The main and side characters were all top tier.
I think it was just too long maybe? I dunno. They can’t all be perfect for everyone. Anyway, KJC continues to consistently rank at the top of my fave authors and Cornell Collins was, as always, a delight.
I think it was just too long maybe? I dunno. They can’t all be perfect for everyone. Anyway, KJC continues to consistently rank at the top of my fave authors and Cornell Collins was, as always, a delight.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Murder
When the Marquess Met His Match: An American Heiress in London by Laura Lee Guhrke
Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.
Don’t like the narrator or the MMC
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Part memoir, part history, part poem, and part letter, Between the World and Me is Coates’ conversation with his son about what it means to be Black in America.
Coates’ journey from Baltimore, to Howard, to fatherhood, to Prince George’s County, to New York, to traveling in France is interspersed with thoughts on race, family, policing, fashion, music, education, culture, government, violence, and love.
It’s a father’s reflection on his experiences and how he hopes they influence those of his child.
It’s simultaneously moving and hard to read. I loved it. Coates’ comparison of the terror communicated to Black children with the mastery communicated to white children will live with me forever.
I first read this book in 2019 via kindle but this time on audio and it’s even better.
Coates’ journey from Baltimore, to Howard, to fatherhood, to Prince George’s County, to New York, to traveling in France is interspersed with thoughts on race, family, policing, fashion, music, education, culture, government, violence, and love.
It’s a father’s reflection on his experiences and how he hopes they influence those of his child.
It’s simultaneously moving and hard to read. I loved it. Coates’ comparison of the terror communicated to Black children with the mastery communicated to white children will live with me forever.
I first read this book in 2019 via kindle but this time on audio and it’s even better.