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Open Throat by Henry Hoke

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

3.75

I'll have to sit with this one

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore

Lost and Found by Carolyn Parkhurst

emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.0

Unexpected banger!!! I love reality TV, and this really captured the mid 2000's craze of reality competition shows.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Pregnancy and Outing

Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet by Taylor Lorenz

informative medium-paced

4.5

I don’t understand the low reviews on this. Great overview on internet culture and how people use it. Could have dived deeper in certain parts for sure. The cover is unforgivably boring like who chose that????

Out in the World by Amy B. Scher, Mark Jason Williams

informative medium-paced

4.5

Pretty solid travel book! Lesser known locations included as well. I wish there were more budget friendly accommodations presented. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia

The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould

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

2.75

I liked the second half more than the first. There were a lot of things to like here but some of the story was a bit confusing for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Murder

Cher: The Memoir, Part One by Cher

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

Endlessly fascinating woman. F*ck Sonny!!!!!! Very excited for part two.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Infertility and War

The City Beneath the Snow: Stories by Marjorie Kowalski Cole
Did not finish book. Stopped at 37%.

maybe short stories aren’t my thing, none of them were really sticking with me, unfortunately

Mush!: Sled Dogs with Issues by Glenn Eichler

funny

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

2.0

I wanted to like this more! Art was fine, story was very slice of life but I just didn't care.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Dragging Mason County by Curtis Campbell

emotional medium-paced

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

2.5

Love the cover! Teen drag queens! Rural queer community! Did not love the characters that much! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Homophobia

A Man and His Cat, Volume 12 by Umi Sakurai

lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

i’ll read this series forever!!!!