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Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

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lighthearted slow-paced

1.0

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Evocation by S.T. Gibson

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emotional 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

3.75

What Lies Beyond the Veil by Harper L. Woods

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 39%.

DNF at 39%. There is so much infodumping in the first 1% of the book. The plot is cliche. The male lead is not attractive imo. He refuses to accept “no” and won’t let her change without watching her. Ew. Just no.

Replica by Lauren Oliver

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dark slow-paced

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

2.75

I think the book would’ve been better if it had just focused on Lyra. I was not at all interested in Gemma‘s half.
The fatphobia was awful, some of the worst I’ve read in any book. If Lyra’s section had not been so good, this would have gotten 1 or 2 stars from me.

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Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins: Yasha Nydoorin by Cecil Castellucci, Ashley Johnson, Matthew Mercer

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dark slow-paced

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

2.5

Reclaiming Our Space: How Black Feminists Are Changing the World from the Tweets to the Streets by Feminista Jones

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informative slow-paced

4.0

The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans

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dark slow-paced

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

2.5

I DNF’d this as a kid, and I wish I had DNF’d this now. It’s outdated and extremely fatphobic. The plot is predictable. The dialogue is sometimes so bad that it hurts to read. The kids don’t talk like kids. Ugh. I was wishing this book would just end already.

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