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A View from the Stars by Cixin Liu

adventurous hopeful informative tense medium-paced

3.75

I was so excited and thankful when I received this earc from NetGalley and the publisher! Especially right about the same time as The Three Body Problem series dropped on Netflix - one of the greatest sci fi series! This collection is mostly short essays which are non fiction. Science isn’t my favorite topic by any means but I still found it fascinating to learn about various topics from this great writer! 

Draw Down the Moon by Kristin Cast, P.C. Cast

3.0

Manga Classics Macbeth by William Shakespeare

4.0

Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King

4.0

Woman kills her abuser, Stephen King style 

Final Fantasy XIV: Eorzea Private Academy Vol. 1 by Esora Amaichi

4.0

The Smoke That Thunders by Erhu Kome

3.75

Sociopath: a Memoir by Patric Gagne

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

A very well written memoir by a woman diagnosed with sociopathic personal disorder who tried her whole life to be “good.” When she enters college and learns about this disorder for the first time, she instantly connects with it and decides to learn more. Eventually she decides to request an evaluation and soon begins to find how little research, understanding, and treatment options are available for personality disorders. It touches on the stigma and the misunderstanding - even citing a woman who said she’d rather have a child diagnosed with cancer than as a sociopath. So inspiring how she becomes a doctor and dedicates herself to researching and helping others

Any Way You Look by Maleeha Siddiqui

challenging emotional informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.75

A beautiful book about feminism and having confidence and making our own choices about our appearance. Would make a wonderful book for a young girl or teen to read.i love the mcs family and friends’ fiery responses to the boys who harass her. This is also a good book for new hijabis or girls considering wearing one as it does have information and tips as well as a couple suggestions where to find them

Cat on the Run in Cucumber Madness! by Aaron Blabey

adventurous funny fast-paced

5.0

My six year old gives this “all the stars in the world.” We giggled so much throughout

The Unfiltered Enneagram: A Witty and Wise Guide to Self-Compassion by Elizabeth Orr

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

A fun approach to learning about the enneagram