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Aloha Nui Loa by Krista Luna, Dalia Davies, Clio Evans, Dee St. Holm, Eva Priest, Evangeline Priest, Cassie Alexander, Vera Valentine, C. Rochelle, Vivienne Hart, Trish Heinrich

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 26%.
Definitely not the genre for me but I can see how y'all have fun! Just couldn't take it seriously but reading is subjective.
The Winter Knight by Jes Battis

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2.0

you’d think more autistic queer people would like this book but here i am. not liking this book. 
the characters made no sense. the timeline made no sense. the arthurian legend part made no sense. this book would have been so much better if there had been less going on overall. is it a murder mystery? is it an exploration of queerness/ neurodivergence? is it a retelling of camelot from the perspective of secondary and tertiary characters? i stuck around for the whole thing and couldn't tell you what kept me going for the second half of the story.
overall, bad world-building with bad character development on top of a million contemporary references to remind you you’re in the 21st century, not ye olde england. just disappointing. almost DNFed the epilogue just because i needed this to be over (skimmed it because
bert is literally an accomplice to a murder and you're just letting him vibe as a master's student dating an 18/20 year old?
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Year of the Reaper by Makiia Lucier

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3.0

i'm on my knees BEGGING why can cas see ghosts how was this plot relevant at all WHY IS THE BOOK CALLED YEAR OF THE REAPER I AM SO CONFUSED
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

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4.5

when i say sci-fi i mean this shit thank u andy! 
Rouge by Mona Awad

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4.5

mona awad putting mommy issues and a cult in a book? yum yum eaten right up. 

but also I’m gonna have to sit with this one for a bit it definitely fucked me up a little. 
Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth

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5.0

art disturbs the comfortable and comforts those with mommy issues or something idk
The Supernatural Enhancements by Edgar Cantero

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4.0

did not understand the ending but you know what fuck yeah!!! lots of fun and spooky and smart
Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells

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4.5

murderbot is my autism creature