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Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard

fast-paced

3.5

Overall liked it. Good quick read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson

medium-paced

5.0

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Holy shit this was good. I've loved everything Tiffany D Jackson has written and finally got around to reading her debut novel. She has quickly become one of my favorite authors I think.
Def a book on heavy topics and the ending was not what I was expecting (in an interesting way). Mary and her mother are complex people and following Mary kept me invested. I needed to know what would happen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Galatea by Madeline Miller

fast-paced

5.0

I love everything I read from this author including this! Super quick short story. But there is def a trigger/content warning that should be taken into account before you choose to read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Anywhere You Run by Wanda M. Morris

medium-paced

3.5

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The narrator does a great job, and the story overall was good. I didn't love it, but it kept my interest and kept me wanting to finish through the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Paradise Rot by Jenny Hval

fast-paced

2.5

I liked some elements of it and thought it was interesting enough, but I didn't like it as much as I had hoped. Pretty quick read tho.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual content, Excrement, and Alcohol

Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang

fast-paced

5.0

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This was really good. Trippy, mysterious, dark, weird, with some horror. Outer beauty really isn't everything. I loved how this book took on beauty/wellness and the obsession people have with it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Blanche on the Lam by Barbara Neely

medium-paced

3.5

Pretty fun and entertaining read. The audiobook narrator did a phenomenal job!

Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega

medium-paced

4.0

A solid middle grade read. Loved the supernatural and magical elements. Loved the family connection and importance placed on family, friends, and community as well.

Broken Halves of a Milky Sun: Poems by Aaiún Nin

fast-paced

5.0

This was excellent. I'm not the biggest on poetry, but I've been trying to read/listen to more.
The audiobook narrator was also very good. I'll be looking for more from both the author and the narrator.

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy by Emmanuel Acho

fast-paced

5.0

A good starting place for kids and young adults who want to know more about the racism Black Americans experience and their struggles they still have in the U.S. due to it.