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The Last Neanderthal by Claire Cameron
4.0

I really enjoyed this work of speculative historical fiction. The Girl storyline was brutal, lonesome, and haunting, and I appear to be one of the few readers who also enjoyed the present day interludes. I found they provided a nice break from the tension as well as a break from the one-note women-in-STEM/academia-vs-motherhood portrayals we get in movies like Gravity and Arrival (and, quite frankly, relatable to me in how I might react to my own potential motherhood).