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97 reviews

No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies: A Lyric Essay by Julian Aguon

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa
Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.

Forgot to check content warnings beforehand and found it way too traumatic. It’s okay to not finish things. 

Held by the Land: A Guide to Indigenous Plants for Wellness by Leigh Joseph

hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

5.0

Be More Pirate: Or How to Take On the World and Win by Sam Conniff
Did not finish book. Stopped at 12%.

glorifying elon musk and the author has that smarmy man energy that’s exhausting. I wanted to like this but it felt like a constant joke I was supposed to find funny but didn’t. 

Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall

5.0

The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet by Leah Thomas

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense 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? No

5.0

This might be my favorite book of the year and it’s only March! 

Blood Orange by Yaffa

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Arabiyya: Recipes from the Life of an Arab in Diaspora A Cookbook by Reem Assil

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

5.0

I saved so many recipes!!! 

Defekt by Nino Cipri

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0