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When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

4.75

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh

4.75

Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien
Did not finish book. Stopped at 21%.

I had a hard time getting into the book, partly because the character interactions felt like the murder mystery was secondary, like it was just something to gossip about without learning anything new. 

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

This was such an engaging read. The readers for this audiobook were excellent. 

Voyage of the Damned by Frances White

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

It’s not often I read a book and immediately wonder when I’m going to read it again, but this was so engaging. I read it within a day, which is a lot faster than I usually read. Dee and Grasshopper were an excellent pairing. And I was repeatedly kept on my toes. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism

Clementine, Book One by Tillie Walden

fast-paced

3.75

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.

I bounced at the phrase “limp dick” but tbf I was already considering giving up because I couldn’t tell which character was speaking. The narrator didn’t use separate voices or give a pause between pov shifts. 

Surviving the City by Natasha Donovan, Tasha Spillett

fast-paced

4.75

Barely Functional Adult: It'll All Make Sense Eventually by Meichi Ng
Did not finish book.

Part comics, part prose and hard for me to toggle back and forth between the two. 

Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese-American by Laura Gao

fast-paced

5.0

I don’t know how to describe how I felt about this read. I enjoyed it. I was surprised by how delightful it was, despite some difficult feelings mixed in.