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Drinks With Umbrellas by Tuesday Harper

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

Drinks with Umbrellas is an enjoyable, cute novella that feels like a breath of fresh air while reading.

Rating: Single Star (recommended)

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Trigger/Content Warning(s): Panic Attack, Anxiety, Sex On-Page

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Savvy Sheldon Feels Good as Hell by Taj McCoy

challenging tense slow-paced

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

Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

The Loophole by Naz Kutub

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Car accident, and Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Outing, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Medical content and Grief

One of the Good Ones by Maritza Moulite, Maika Moulite

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? No

Zyla & Kai by Kristina Forest

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

Love, Hate and Other Filters by Samira Ahmed

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Racism, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Winning Move by Skye Kilaen
Did not finish book. Stopped at 11%.

I've come to the realization that I don't like romcoms, so I've decided to stop before that actually affected my rating of the book. Overall, it was an okay read before I took a step back, so it's nothing on the book's part! Just my own incompetence on this one.

Wings of Ebony by J. Elle
Did not finish book. Stopped at 42%.

While I loved the premise and workings of the story and its characters, the pacing was just too slow for me to hold any further attention to. I might return to it in the future, but at the moment, I'm moving on.