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The Greatest Thing by Sarah Winifred Searle

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.5

Definitely check the TW for this one as themes of self harm, mental health, and disordered eating are prevelent. But this is an amazing work of art, both the graphic novel style and the incredible story. It especially hit home for me as I was the same age at the same time this book is set. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Self harm and Panic attacks/disorders

Chunky by Yehudi Mercado

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

So We Meet Again by Suzanne Park

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! It had so many literal LOL moments, the characters were interesting and multifaceted, I loved the side characters, and I just really connected with Jess and that "I don't know what the fuck I'm doing" fears/reality! 

Similar to how Honey Girl was billed as a romance but wasn't, I have the same "complaint" about So We Meet Again. And it's not so much a downfall of the book, just an expectations thing. This is a fiction book, with a strong finding yourself storyline and a tertiary (at best) romance arc throughout. 

You could take out the romance and the story still stands. So, not a romance. 

Overall it made for a perfect vacation read and I will definitely recommend this to people looking for fun and funny finding yourself/quarter-life crisis reads!

Electric Idol by Katee Robert

adventurous dark medium-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

An amazing follow up to Neon Gods, I don't want to leave this world! I can't wait to see what trouble the members of the 13 and their inner circle get up to next, and in true Katee Robert fashion the tension and sex are off the charts. 

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

emotional informative medium-paced

4.0

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

adventurous 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

5.0

Wow. This book is a huge departure from my normal read and I am so glad I took the chance on it! I especially loved listening to the audiobook version

The Sky Blues by Robbie Couch

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.75

Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall

informative medium-paced

4.0

Once Upon a Tartan by Grace Burrowes

4.0

I really enjoyed this book, it took me a bit to get into it...mostly because the back cover did not match the story in my mind. Now that's not altogether a bad thing, just caused confusion.

Good characters and a clever story. I definitely will read more from this author.