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Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
Did not finish book. Stopped at 48%.

Note: I did not like this book, but gender non-conforming people, and any member of the LGBTQ+ community, are valid. A book like this should never be banned.

Now my review based on the first 50% of the book:

Hmmmm...

I think that, if a memoir/autobiography is not self-deprecating in a funny way, then it's not for me. 

Reading about wearing trousers in graduation when all the other AFABs wore skirts, and about oh, how worried they are they will have to reject people all their lives because they might be aro-ace (and they are so certain so many people will fall for them, of course...)... BIG ROLLING EYES MOMENTS.

I read to have a nice time, and sometimes to learn something new. Neither of those things were happening with this book, so I'll just dnf it and read instead something that I enjoy more.

Didn't See That Coming by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Did not finish book. Stopped at 6%.

Too cringe 😬

Bet On It by Jodie Slaughter
Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.

Started well, and touches themes that interest me (mental health), but the male character makes way too many comments about how hot he finds the MFC, so... Yeah... Not my thing really...

The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher by E.M. Anderson
Did not finish book. Stopped at 24%.

The book starts well, it's funny, has an original protagonist and setting... But then I was so bored. It doesn't seem like the book is going to get interesting again any time soon. The fact that the book is almost 400 pages makes me think it's going to drag a lot story wise. It's a shame, really, and I wish it was a lot shorter, and packed with more witty dialogues.

First Day of My Life by Lisa Williamson

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.75

The first part of the book was intriguing, and that made it hooking. When the mystery is solved, it becomes way too melodramatic for my taste. The characters are either boring, or insufferable. The MMC is super hot, because of course...

Meh, to be honest... MEH.

A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey
Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.

I really dislike how this book is written... It's pseudopoetic, and the protagonist is so melodramatic. I pass hard.

Lunar Boy by Cin Wibowo, Jes Wibowo
Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.

The main character and who, I think, is his love interest are too plain in personality, and unlikeable under my standards. The narration is also too simple, and sometimes sounds like a lesson. I guess for younger readers it's ok, but I'm not hooked at all.

Sing Anyway by Anita Kelly

emotional funny hopeful 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? No

4.5

Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price

3.0

Twice Shy by Sarah Hogle

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0