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Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls

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dark sad slow-paced

1.0

Go Hex Yourself by Jessica Clare

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 16%.
gay roommate forwards dick pics to straight roommate - unsolicited by roommate and likely without permission of person who gave him said pics

apparently a Star Wars fanfic

barely 50 pages in and our hero miffed he doesn't catch heroine masturbating
Herc by Phoenicia Rogerson

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adventurous challenging dark funny sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Unwritten Rules by KD Casey

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Did not finish book.
Omg so much baseball and not enough character development 
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Goddess of Filth by V. Castro

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

2.0

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Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.
Such sloppy, lazy characterization and, honestly, so cringe - a decades-long crush on the senior when you were a freshman? To the point of not dating anyone else? This wasn't a romance of adults; it felt like a tween romance.
The Heiress Hunt by Joanna Shupe

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 75%.
UGH, what a wreck of a plot:
Romantic lead is a jerk, remains a jerk, heroine fine with it.
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

The Age of Phillis by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

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challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Incredible volume of poetry, fifteen years in the making! with gargantuan amounts of original research into Wheatley's life. Absolutely a top ten read for 2023