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400 reviews

All the Worst Humans: How I Made News for Dictators, Tycoons, and Politicians by Phil Elwood

informative medium-paced

3.0

The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.25

No Edges: Swahili Stories by Lilian Mbaga, Lusajo Mwaikenda Israel, Katama G.C. Mkangi, Mwas Mahugu, Fadhy Mtanga, Clara Momanyi, Euphrase Kezilahabi, Fatma Shafii

reflective fast-paced

3.75

Black Earth: A journey through Russia after the fall by Andrew Meier

informative slow-paced

3.0

So Many Islands: Stories from the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Indian and Pacific Oceans by Nicholas Laughlin

reflective medium-paced

3.0

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.25

The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

River Spirit by Leila Aboulela

adventurous emotional informative medium-paced

3.75

The Last Nomad: Coming of Age in the Somali Desert by Shugri Said Salh

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

I didn’t enjoy the book as much as I hoped. 
The world-building is good, but the story feels slow, and I don’t feel the push to know more about what happens next. 
I’m not sure I want to continue with the series.