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The Maid by Nita Prose
Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.

Found the characterisation off and upon finding out that the author is not autistic (as I had thought - must have got my authors mixed up) I don’t feel too optimistic about the portrayal of a (non-canonically) neurodivergent MC. 

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Queer Africa: Selected stories by Karen Martin, Alistair Mackay, Makhosazana Xaba
Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.

Will pick up again at a later point. 

Pet Sematary by Stephen King
Did not finish book. Stopped at 53%.

Not sure whether or when I’ll pick this up again. It was just too dark for right now. 

Blackwater by Jeannette Arroyo, Ren Graham

medium-paced

1.0

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe

dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.

Picking this up at another time.

I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

In the Garden Essays on Nature and Growing by Paul Mendez, Victoria Adukwei Bulley, Elizabeth -Jane Burnett, Nigel Slater, Penelope Lively, Kerri ní Dochartaigh, Claire Lowdon, Jon Day, Francesca Wade, Daisy Lafarge, Jamaica Kincaid, Caroline Craig, Zing Tsjeng, Niellah Arboine

emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

4.5