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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

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3.0


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Magic Has No Borders by Samira Ahmed, Sona Charaipotra

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adventurous mysterious

3.0

This book started so well, I found myself engrossed in the stories and was excited to read more South Asian folklore retellings and supernatural stories. The artwork inserted after each story was beautiful and i loved looking at them. However I found that I lost interest in the book about half way through, the book definitely started with the best stories and so the book lost its momentum for me until I was no longer invested.

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Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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3.5

Enjoyed the deep conversations on authors (specifically white) writing on a culture different from their own and trying to show themselves as an expert on the topic. The topic of plagiarism and theft of work was an interesting topic to touch on.

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If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga

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challenging dark emotional
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

So dark
Took some time to get used to the writing style, didn't realise the alternative chapters of the story were different perspectives until a few chapters in. Interesting that the two main characters were not given names, their identity is reduced to the country they've lived in all their lives.
Toxic relationship, intially started off endearing but then morphed into a relationship rooted in domestic violence and love bombing.

Whilst I understand the third part ties off the main themes and the narrative of the story, I lost interest. 
Glad to have read it, at least it was a short read at just over 200 pages. 
I do understand that this is a story in which you don't like any of the characters and don't like any of the things happening.

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I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

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5.0


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Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent

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adventurous
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5


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I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness by Claire Vaye Watkins

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1.0


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