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Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo
Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.
Not a fan of multigenerational books that are heavy on characters and little action.
Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom by Tsugumi Ohba
dark
fast-paced
4.0
My first manga, and once I figured out the reading sequence I loved it! Interesting spin on a who-dunnit, more like a how-dunnit!
Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
A heartbreakingly beautiful mix of brutal realities of violence and addiction as well as humour and resilience. Indigenous magic and self discovery are woven in to create tense action and page-turning intrigue!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Alcohol
The Dollmage by Martine Leavitt
reflective
4.0
Ever read a book that is really good and REALLY grinds your gears because you wanna scream at the characters? This!!
Interesting narrative style of a narrator telling a story to the audience gathered in the story. And I deeply dislike her, but then you forget it’s a story within the story, and then BAM! You remember it’s her again!!
So good!
Interesting narrative style of a narrator telling a story to the audience gathered in the story. And I deeply dislike her, but then you forget it’s a story within the story, and then BAM! You remember it’s her again!!
So good!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault
The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing by Lara Love Hardin
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
I didn’t know anything about Lara Love, and this is a really great memoir! Such an interesting story and well crafted! She narrates her audiobook and crushed it.
VenCo by Cherie Dimaline
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Love the story around raising a coven, but the center being the amazing women (and their back stories) who are the heart of it all.
I’m not usually a fan of character-led pieces, but I really liked how we learned about characters through the plot and situations they find themselves in (and that there were so many to learn about, but just one).
A good amount of thrill and action to balance the core themes!
I’m not usually a fan of character-led pieces, but I really liked how we learned about characters through the plot and situations they find themselves in (and that there were so many to learn about, but just one).
A good amount of thrill and action to balance the core themes!
Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang
5.0
Ohhhh this is good!!! It’s like Babel and Sword of Kaigen merged into a masterpiece!
Is it a little on the nose with its themes of feminism, class, bigotry, and power? Yes. Does that detract from the creative world, intense plot, and engaging characters? No!
Is it a little on the nose with its themes of feminism, class, bigotry, and power? Yes. Does that detract from the creative world, intense plot, and engaging characters? No!
Heartstopper Volume 4 by Alice Oseman
5.0
This ripped my heart out and barely taped it back together - in the most heart warming way!