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Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

Pros:  Hilarious premise, fun having the fan fic snippets at the end of chapters, April and Marcus each have good personalities.

Cons: Do college professors really not know what dyslexia is?  Should you really go no-contact with your mom because your dad emotionally abuses her?  Does it make people feel good to listen to this kind of background plot?  It was so boring and unbelievable and honestly unpleasant.   Also: what's with all the pegging?

Worry by Alexandra Tanner

funny lighthearted reflective 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

I adored this book.  I think reading this in your 30s is like watching 'Girls' for the first time in your 20s.  Recommend to just about everyone but especially: people who feel lost in life, people who hate their jobs, people who have sisters, people who have fraught relationships with their moms, people who doom scroll instagram, people who live in new york.

Immediate Family by Eileen Goudge
Did not finish book. Stopped at 21%.

This book is NOT about Princeton Reunions!!!

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

Beautiful book, I see why it got such good reviews, feeling emotional now that it's done, just lovely.  Such an interesting structure and satisfying ending.

Conjure Women by Afia Atakora

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This is a treasure of a book, very ethereal, interesting, honest.  Occasionally got to be a bit of a slog but well worth it to push through.  Recommend.

God and Man at Yale: The Superstitions of "Academic Freedom" by William F. Buckley Jr.

challenging informative medium-paced

3.0

I read this book in an academic sense, curious what it said.  A lot still feels relevant today.  A lot of stuff he is offended by isn't offensive.

Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars by Nathalia Holt
Did not finish book. Stopped at 29%.

Turns out I'm not interested in rockets.

Do You Have Kids?: Life When the Answer Is No by Kate Kaufmann

challenging emotional hopeful informative fast-paced

4.0

Overall I really liked this book, and I found it helpful.  Towards the end it drags a bit, with a lot of talk of money that I didn't resonate with, but it's an important topic and I'm sure some will be interested in it.  I recommend to people who are childless/childfree and to people who have children who are interested in feeling kindness to those of us who don't or can't.

Alice Sadie Celine by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright

challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I wanted to like this book more than I did.  I just didn't understand the motivations of Alice and Sadie or their friendship or anything driving the plot.  I understood Celine.  The epilogue is nice.

At First Spite by Olivia Dade
Did not finish book. Stopped at 36%.

Ugh I wanted to love this book so much and I hated just about every minute of it.  It feels like Dade is trying to be so edgy with side characters talking about monster fucking - and saying fuck over and over again in the most awkward ways - Athena is extremely unlikeable, I mean not a single redeeming quality, and Matthew's every motivation being "sad kids", this was not at enjoyable read even a teeny tiny bit.  Sad to have wasted an Audible credit on this.