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Bear With Me Now by Katie Shepard

slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I really struggled with how to rate this book. 
The first 100 pages I was having the time of my life with this book. Lovely outdoor settings, fun adventures, I laughed so hard I cried. Unfortunately the fun ended for me about 130 pages in, the level of miscommunication that began and continued until about the 90% mark was so fucking atrocious I almost put this book down several times. I decided to stick with it but I did skim 70% of the book because I wanted to know the story but wasn't invested enough to take it all in. 
I enjoyed Darcy and Teagan together but fucking hell, why did we spend the whole book trapped up in lies? IDK. Overall I wouldn't say this was a waste of time (I did have some fun) but I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone.

I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen

adventurous dark fast-paced

5.0

The House of My Mother by Shari Franke

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead
Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.

I tried hard to push through this but it just wasn't for me. I absolutely HATED The MC Shay, she was intolerable. The story was lacking any substance so I was constantly bored and couldn't push myself to go any farther.

WIND BREAKER, Vol. 4 by Satoru Nii

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

WIND BREAKER, Vol. 3 by Satoru Nii

challenging funny fast-paced

5.0

WIND BREAKER, Vol. 2 by Satoru Nii

adventurous challenging funny fast-paced

5.0

Cult of the Lamb Vol. 1: The First Verse by Alex Paknadel

adventurous emotional fast-paced

4.0

WIND BREAKER, Vol. 1 by Satoru Nii

adventurous funny medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator by Barbara Butcher
Did not finish book. Stopped at 22%.

I just couldn't get into this book. Its an interesting premise but unfortunately just couldn't hold my attention long enough for me to want to read it. The big issue for me is the author circling everything around to her life, it IS a memoir after all, but unfortunately I don't care about her struggle with alcohol and addiction enough to push through this book for the bits of interesting.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism