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D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding by Chencia C. Higgins

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

2.0

Great if you love books with absolutely no conflict. 
Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea Lawlor

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adventurous emotional funny 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

4.0

All books should begin with the protagonist having lesbian sex with a hot butch musician. 

(Gets a four because the story kind of drops momentum once Paul goes to Cali.) 
The Essential Dykes to Watch Out for by Alison Bechdel

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funny informative reflective medium-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

5.0

A book that I put off finishing for months because I was so sad at the idea of saying goodbye. 

(Not to get sappy but) this book definitely helped shape and form my butch identity and made me feel a little less alone. (Much to the fear of the author in the intro). 

I’m not religious but this book is like The Bible to me. Go dykes! 
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The Pisces by Melissa Broder

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

1.0

I really feel like this book had some interesting ideas and some really compelling sections
(namely the chunk near the end when she’s contemplating suicide via having Theo drown her)
but the main character was so annoying that I literally could not enjoy it. 

Also I think Lucy would be a terf (too much “divine feminine” crap from her) 
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Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

4.0

The Two of Cups??? More like the Two of Fucks hahaha 
Never Say Never by Linda Hill

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lighthearted sad 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? Yes

3.0

Lesbians are so dramatic, also I wish this was written better 
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Mutation by Robin Cook

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

2.0

Come for the premise, stay for the most annoying circumstances alive 
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Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

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dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

God what a shitshow Jesus Christ 
Truth or Dare by R.L. Stine

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

3.0

April is bisexual 
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

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emotional hopeful informative 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

A phenomenal book that made me experience every range of human emotion. I’d swear on this book if I were a senator. 
God bless lesbians 
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