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The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
5.0
This is a true heart warming story of found family, adoptive parents, learning that your first impression of someone isn’t always the right one, and one brave amazing robot. I cried my way through this book and it made me feel like a kid again.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Death of parent
Faebound by Saara El-Arifi
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
5.0
An immersive fae fantasy romance drenched in beautiful lore and politics that keeps you engaged at every turn!
I could not put Faebound down, and this has absolutely become one of my top reads of the year already. El-Arifi really out did herself with this one.
The lore, the disability representation, the romance, THE SISTER RELATIONSHIP! I cannot and will not stop gushing about how fantastic this book is.
I could not put Faebound down, and this has absolutely become one of my top reads of the year already. El-Arifi really out did herself with this one.
The lore, the disability representation, the romance, THE SISTER RELATIONSHIP! I cannot and will not stop gushing about how fantastic this book is.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Racism, Violence, Murder, War
When Among Crows by Veronica Roth
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
5.0
Roth masterfully blends myth, modern day Chicago and the magic of old in this enthralling novella.
This books is so different from everything I have seen from Roth to date. I love the polish folklore mixed with modern day Chicago. It is absolutely wonderful and could see her winning awards for this book. And absolutely must read.
This books is so different from everything I have seen from Roth to date. I love the polish folklore mixed with modern day Chicago. It is absolutely wonderful and could see her winning awards for this book. And absolutely must read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Blood
Moderate: Violence
The No-Girlfriend Rule by Christen Randall
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0
THE SAPPHIC TTRPG BOOK I NEED IN MY LIFE! This is the book I wish I had when I was in high school! I would have found TTRPG sooner in life, have had the confidence to be myself, and known it was just ok to be queer.
I relate to Hollis so much. I was the strange girl whose boyfriend wouldn't let them join boys night when they were playing their games. I was that girl who was on the outside for being too nerdy. But now as an adult I am the cool nerdy aunt who shows my nieces and my friends kids that it is ok to love dnd, that it is ok to love video games. And I hope this book finds those kids too, the ones who are anxious, scared to be themselves, the ones who are bullied and they see, that it is ok to be you.
I relate to Hollis so much. I was the strange girl whose boyfriend wouldn't let them join boys night when they were playing their games. I was that girl who was on the outside for being too nerdy. But now as an adult I am the cool nerdy aunt who shows my nieces and my friends kids that it is ok to love dnd, that it is ok to love video games. And I hope this book finds those kids too, the ones who are anxious, scared to be themselves, the ones who are bullied and they see, that it is ok to be you.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Gaslighting
To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
tense
medium-paced
4.75
An absolute masterpiece. Blackgoose melds the perfect combination of political intrigue, an in depth view of colonization, inequality and adds in dragons to create this world that is very parallel to ours.
If you weren't uncomfortable while reading this book, you missed the point. To Shape A Dragon's Breath invokes every emotion imaginable while reading.
I loved everything about this book and will be eagerly awaiting the sequel.
If you weren't uncomfortable while reading this book, you missed the point. To Shape A Dragon's Breath invokes every emotion imaginable while reading.
I loved everything about this book and will be eagerly awaiting the sequel.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Classism
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Genocide, Lesbophobia
The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
4.5
The perfect allegory for queerness, being a teen and the secrets we keep.
This gorgeous story shows us we don't have to fight our demons, we can embrace them. We don't have to fight them alone. There is always a way to find the light in the dark and even the dark in the light. They live with in each other. Ostertag shows this beautifully both in illustrations and through her story telling.
I cannot recommend this book more to anyone trying to find their way. Both kids and adults.
This gorgeous story shows us we don't have to fight our demons, we can embrace them. We don't have to fight them alone. There is always a way to find the light in the dark and even the dark in the light. They live with in each other. Ostertag shows this beautifully both in illustrations and through her story telling.
I cannot recommend this book more to anyone trying to find their way. Both kids and adults.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Medical content, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Car accident
The Only Exception by Allie McDermid
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
3.5
An adorable faking dating, slow burn, royalty romance that had me screaming for them to JUST DO IT ALREADY by the half way point! I enjoyed the romance, but what I really loved was the found family of Izzy's friends and the Ingrid's family. They showed Izzy so much love and compassion that she wasn't getting from her toxic parents. Overall a very cute and steamy read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting
Moderate: Homophobia, Stalking
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.5
Moving, thought provoking, inspirational, and exactly what I needed to hear at this point in my life. A Psalm for The Wild-Built teaches you about the human condition and life’s meaning all while following a tea monk and a robot on a their travels.
Hearts Still Beating by Brooke Archer
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
4.0
My heart is beating for this Sapphic Last of Us meets Warm Bodies post apocalyptic story.
Archer nailed the tension between Rory and Mara, one of the altered and Rory’s previous best friend/crush before the world ended. All while exploring the human condition at the end of the world. How it molds and shapes both our selves and decisions. I quenched my thirst for the post apocalyptic stories I’ve been needing in my life right now.
Archer nailed the tension between Rory and Mara, one of the altered and Rory’s previous best friend/crush before the world ended. All while exploring the human condition at the end of the world. How it molds and shapes both our selves and decisions. I quenched my thirst for the post apocalyptic stories I’ve been needing in my life right now.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Torture, Gaslighting
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
2.5
The only thing I was actually invested in was the disappearance of Misery’s best friend. That in all honesty is what kept me pushing through this book. This was au Underworld fan fic at best and sub par omega verse.
Overall the background story is what held this book together. And as an author who is well known for her books being based in fic. This one just felt short for me.
Overall the background story is what held this book together. And as an author who is well known for her books being based in fic. This one just felt short for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content