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101 reviews

Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc

challenging dark informative medium-paced

3.0

The Z Word by Lindsay King-Miller

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

3.0

My Mother Was a Freedom Fighter by Aja Monet

medium-paced

3.0

The Charmed List by Julie Abe

lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

A Phoenix First Must Burn: Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance, and Hope by

4.5

Green Frog by Gina Chung

medium-paced

3.75

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

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

4.25

Bride by Ali Hazelwood

dark slow-paced

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

4.0

The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

Maeve Fly by CJ Leede

dark slow-paced

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

4.75

I ate this book up. My original draw to it was that the main character played a fake Elsa in the book's version of Disneyworld and like descends into madness (I would argue that she was already mad but there is a trigger event that like intensifies it). This book is not for the weak but CJ Leede did a phenomenal job of creating a main character that I didn't like personally but was somehow still rooting for. There were just a lot of scenes that were so well done in terms of their absurdity but realness, specifically the doxxing scene and the ice rink scene. This was definitely one I couldn't put down, and the only reason it doesn't get a 5 star rating from me was that sometimes the plot could be hard to follow, and the ending felt a tad rushed to me.