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The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 10: Life is Too Short, Squirrel by Naomi Franquiz, Ryan North

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals about Death by Caitlin Doughty

dark funny informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetuated in the Name of Science by Sam Kean

challenging dark informative fast-paced

4.75

The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

5.0

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Under the Knife: A History of Surgery in 28 Remarkable Operations by Arnold van de Laar

informative medium-paced

3.0

A History of What Comes Next by Sylvain Neuvel
Did not finish book. Stopped at 23%.

The pacing started off good but then got boring and also the plot completely lost me at the point I DNFed it

Mrs. Sherlock Holmes: The True Story of New York City's Greatest Female Detective and the 1917 Missing Girl Case That Captivated a Nation by Brad Ricca

adventurous challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

Now We Are Six by Ernest H. Shepard, A.A. Milne

funny lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

I don’t actually dislike this so that’s why I’m not giving it a two star, I just don’t know if I’m in the right place to fully enjoy it right now. It was still cute and the last poem as especially cute

The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz

challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0