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Confident Women: Swindlers, Grifters, and Shapeshifters of the Feminine Persuasion by Tori Telfer

informative fast-paced

4.0

I Am Not Your Final Girl by Claire C. Holland

dark reflective fast-paced

3.75

Artemis Made Me Do It by Trista Mateer

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

Aphrodite Made Me Do It by Trista Mateer

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

Persephone Made Me Do It by Trista Mateer

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

This book and Trista Mateer’s poetry was everything I needed right now!!!

The poems are so light, yet meaningful. They explore such difficult themes but they are empowering at the same time.

I really enjoyed the idea to place a Greek goddess (the other collections in this series also do this with Artemis and Aphrodite) as the main character and to write the poems from her point of view and through her experiences, which are often those of other people all around the world.

Also, the artwork in this book is stunning and I felt really inspired to make more collages myself and mix them with poetry 😍

Definitely give this one a chance and while you’re at it discover the lovely poetry of the other collections in this series, just like I did!!!

Thank you to @netgalley and @centavebooks for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review! 

The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

 I don’t really have much to say about this book… It did not it the spot for me, and, trust me, I really hoped it would.

“The Handmaid’s Tale” is one of my favorite books and I was really hoping to love this one as well! Give me a dystopia and I’m a happy girl, so I was really excited and intrigued by the idea behind this novel. Unfortunately, aí feel like it didn’t reach its full potential and it didn’t go where I would’ve liked.

Nonetheless, I’m still interested in trying more works by Margaret Atwood in the future! 

Fossil Men: The Quest for the Oldest Skeleton and the Origins of Humankind by Kermit Pattison

informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

Saga, Vol. 5 by Brian K. Vaughan

adventurous 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

5.0

Saga, Vol. 4 by Brian K. Vaughan

adventurous 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

5.0

Lights by Brenna Thummler

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

 “Lights” is the last installment in the series. This was just the best ending to the series! I love how we found out more about a specific characters, and I really appreciate how that helped to give a natural closure to the story while reinforcing the message of the series, that no matter what we have to face in our lifetime we can overcome it and heal.

Thank you to @netgalley and @onipress for providing me with the eARC in exchange for an honest review!