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Sensory: Life on the Spectrum by Schnumn

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

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adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

Honestly, one of my favourite books ever. The EDS representation made me feel more seen than I've ever felt in any other piece of media. There was so much representation for other things such as Deafness, sign language, foster care, LGBTQ people (and it's normalised!) and accomodations (which are also normalised and people don't bat an eye!)
Also, I've not read much fantasy with Dragons, and I honestly love the dragons and other mythological creatures in this book.
I feel like everyone talks about the romance and writing etc, but romance isn't my focus, and I loved the writing and pacing of this book.

Just everything about this book had me silent screaming out of joy. Please read this book!

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My Volcano by John Elizabeth Stintzi

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adventurous challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

I absolutely loved this book. The only thing confusing me on what star rating to give is the ending. There were a few areas that lost me, but for the most part, it was amazing! And as I said, I'm not sure how I feel about the ending.

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Disintegrate/Dissociate by Arielle Twist

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

Hungry Ghost by Victoria Ying

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challenging dark emotional medium-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? Yes

3.5

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Garlic & the Witch by Bree Paulsen

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? Yes

4.75

A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

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adventurous funny informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely the kind of book I've been looking for! I'm also an entomology lover and have been looking for books that are in the SF/F and speculative genres that have bugs in, that aren't viewed negatively.
I also love the vultures and how they tie in.
The story and the plot twists aswell are so creative, and T Kingfishers writing is so comical and made the characters really relatable.
Overall, one of my all time favourite books I think, and I'm excited to read more of her work!

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