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107 reviews

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Transphobia, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Ableism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Torture, Deadnaming, and Medical content

Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin

1.0

my issues with the book:

• the weird fatphobic yet almost fetishistic (read: feeder-like) descriptions of the one (1) fat character
• how the author is always drawing attention to how that character is fat
• the found family breaks up
• i would like a character and then they’d screw the goose and id instantly hate them again 
• why are we getting so much screen time from a terf to the point that i ALMOST pitied her insanity frankly
• i am all for messy gays but god why. why are they like this. mostly beth. why is she like that 
• just how unlikeable the characters were put me off so hard that i was over them 

things i liked:

• finishing it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Fatphobia, Murder, Death, Gore, Transphobia, and Violence

Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx

emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Taproot by Keezy Young

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Coffee Boy by Austin Chant

emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.5

Aces Wild: A Heist by Amanda DeWitt

funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

3.75

You Don't Have a Shot by Racquel Marie

emotional funny hopeful

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Cancer

At the Edge of the Universe by Shaun David Hutchinson

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Child abuse

Minor: Homophobia and Biphobia

Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0