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A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.75

Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 2 by Ryoko Kui

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? Yes

5.0

We Had to Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets
Did not finish book.

Abysmal writing.

Carnality by Lina Wolff

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

Truly mixed feelings because the story is compelling but the racism will smack you out of nowhere, not even just from the characters but like, radiating from the text in general. Killer concept though.

Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder
Did not finish book. Stopped at 33%.

(sniffling) I can't read another unhinged woman novel by a white woman with no understanding of intersectionality and racism and the way her whiteness and cisness affects the text, I just can't.

The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell by Brian Evenson
Did not finish book. Stopped at 18%.

Girl. What happened to good ass, compelling horror? What is this 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark' for adults ass shit?

Those Bones Are Not My Child by Toni Cade Bambara
Did not finish book. Stopped at 60%.

The crushing disappointment of realizing you have no interest in finishing a book. Like Those Bones are Not My Child is very well written, but it's dull as all hell. Oh, well! 

Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 1 by Ryoko Kui

adventurous funny informative lighthearted 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

5.0

I'm so mad I didn't read this earlier wait.

If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga

challenging reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Even with the third part, this shit is so... To critique orientalism and then still go ham with the orientalism, playing into the very tropes one was trying to dismantle. To hell with rich diasporic authors.

Edit after I've read some 1 star reviews; miss naga idk if you saw but they're calling you an orientalist faker on Goodreads, they're lighting your ass up.

Y/N by Esther Yi

challenging reflective 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

4.0

Huh! Very cerebral, very compelling book about parasocial relationships and the erosion of personhood via celebrity/celebrity worship. Or something something stan culture is some mess.