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The Free People's Village by Sim Kern

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challenging informative tense medium-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? Yes

2.75

Thank you NetGalley for the arc. I liked it at some point, but I think it wasn’t for me tbh. Still a good book tho but I had a hard time with the MC at some points 
Yuri Espoir, Volume 1 by Mai Naoi

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

3.0

Cute
They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera

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emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

I think the facts that I’m an emotional wreck and that I wasn’t expecting a lot made me loving this book so much. Like I cried, and when I cry, like really physically  cry, I know it’s gonna be good. Also I really liked the fact that they knew that if it wasn’t for them being last friend they’ wouldn’t have fall in love 
Evil Eye by Etaf Rum

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challenging emotional informative slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

I did not know what to except and this was really great. A beautiful story with important themes like being a woman, generational trauma, Palestine, family…
Aimée by Roméo, Hélios Ma Boutet

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relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Belle plume et les dessins sont WoW 
Rifqa by Mohammed El-Kurd

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challenging dark emotional informative slow-paced

5.0

WoW. This book was something. I’ve been saying that a lot lately but I think it’s my favorite book of the month. 

But more seriously. I think poetry is a great way to learn about things. People who don’t like big non fiction books? Try this one. Poetry allows the text to have a lot of emotions while telling facts. And the author writing? Perfect. You can see some things that he writes about. You can feel how he feels. You will be move and touched by this book. You’ll learn more, and maybe you’ll want to read other non fiction to learn more about Palestine 
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She Gets the Girl by Alyson Derrick, Rachael Lippincott

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emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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

4.5

Idiots to lovers + it’s cute 
Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

I heard this book was supposed to be good. But it’s no… IT’S SO FUCKING GREAT GODDAMIT 

A book about women and girls ready to do anything to overcome their trauma and survive. The circle of trauma with an horror twist. Yeah the ghost and haunted mansion plot was great. 

This was soooo great and everytime I had to listen to it I didn’t want to stop. The story, the characters, the writing, the narrator 💯 🔥. The relationship were wow, and the friendship just perfect. Seriously the fact that you can understand all the main/important characters. Like not all books are capable to do it. 

This book is just perfect. I it’s gonna be hard for another book to surpass this one. 

Important topics. Great story and mysteries. Really good characters and relationships. A 100/10 book. 

TW: SA, Pedophilia, Rape, Child Abuse, Death, Violence, Domestic Violence, Child neglect 
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Queer Little Nightmares by David Ly, Daniel Zomparelli

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

4.5

Damn that was good. Some tense, some cute, some joyful, some creepy. Quick to read/listen. Anyway horror is a perfect setting for queer stories 
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

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

4.0

This book is fucking disturbing but real good 
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