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The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year by Margaret Renkl

reflective slow-paced

5.0

Against the Currant by Olivia Matthews
Did not finish book. Stopped at 27%.

I'm not sure why some cozy mysteries work for me and some don't.  I couldn't handle being told again and again that the main character can't bake. We get it, move on! Too slow paced for me.

What's Wrong?: Personal Histories of Chronic Pain and Bad Medicine by Erin Williams
Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.

I feel bad for this woman and all she's been through but I'm not interested enough to continue reading.

Hanging Falls by Margaret Mizushima

4.0

This was enjoyable but I don't care much about Mattie's past.  It didn't take up much of the book though.

Hippie Food: How Back-To-The-Landers, Longhairs, and Revolutionaries Changed the Way We Eat by Jonathan Kauffman
Did not finish book. Stopped at 16%.

Not what I thought it would be. Not interested.

You Are Fatally Invited by Ande Pliego

5.0

Tons of fun. A twisty kind of isolated mystery.  In light of recent events though, I wish there weren't references to Neil Gaiman.

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix

challenging dark emotional hopeful

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Wow. That was a dark, difficult read but I love  it.

Guantanamo Voices: True Accounts from the World's Most Infamous Prison by Sarah Mirk

challenging dark emotional informative sad

5.0

Very important and very upsetting.  

I Miss You When I Blink: Essays by Mary Laura Philpott

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

Funny and relatable. 

White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo

informative

5.0

While I've read quite a few books about race in America, I found this one to still be worthwhile because it is from a white perspective and really calls out progressive people for bias that they may not realize they have.