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A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
5.0
me, banging my fists on the table: am i more than you bargained for yet !!
Top Priority by Cara Dee
2.0
got the ICK from how they kept describing ivy.
this is a prologue to what will be a bdsm series for the record, featuring both sexual and nonsexual non-monogamy play. so know that goin in
this is a prologue to what will be a bdsm series for the record, featuring both sexual and nonsexual non-monogamy play. so know that goin in
Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin
3.0
i think that this book is deeply flawed for two fair reasons. gender politics in an apocalypse WOULD be flawed. the world in this book is a horrible rotten place and the people living in it, even the “good ones”, are horrible rotten people. they are at times unlikeable and in others you hate them. they are what’s left though, cause good people don’t survive an apocalypse.
this book is also flawed because the author likely has some trauma she’s never finished unpacking. the deep rooted transmisogyny is both a fact of life but also an alarming insight into what is maybe a problem the author doesn’t know she has, growth she hasn’t made. this book is written with a sense of rage and hurt that comes from the mouth of those who have experienced the violence they’re writing.
this book is also flawed because the author likely has some trauma she’s never finished unpacking. the deep rooted transmisogyny is both a fact of life but also an alarming insight into what is maybe a problem the author doesn’t know she has, growth she hasn’t made. this book is written with a sense of rage and hurt that comes from the mouth of those who have experienced the violence they’re writing.
Her True Dragon Mates by Lilly Wilder
5.0
LITERALLY what the fuck that was so fun. tammy my beloved. the fucking plot twist i actually SCREAMED. delightful
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
4.0
this is not about meat. this is not about trees. this is not about sisterhood or marriage or dreams. this is about violence against women from the moment they’re born until the day they die. violence and the subsequent trauma of it. and about the women around the victim who become victims as well because violence is a tidal wave, not a drop.
Meet Me in Scotland by Patience Griffin
2.0
what a stupid fucking book. no one in that fucking town is sane. every single local is a bastard EXCEPT mattie who is a literal child. i'd whisk mattie, dominic, gabriel, and emma away to safety if i could AND LEAVE CLAIRE BEHIND.
book themes: lack of consent, adult bullying and coercion, dubious sexual content due to lack of consent, traditional wife gender roles, baby end game, religious overtones and moral absolution, and marriage HEA. this book was clearly for religious women trying to rebel a smidge.
book themes: lack of consent, adult bullying and coercion, dubious sexual content due to lack of consent, traditional wife gender roles, baby end game, religious overtones and moral absolution, and marriage HEA. this book was clearly for religious women trying to rebel a smidge.
Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi
4.0
so much of this book is beyond me, what i can understand. ella and kev being given a power to convey more pain, violence, destruction to the audience. the pain and sorrow is palpable, but i won’t pretend to have had a deeper understanding of it.
Pride by Ibi Zoboi
4.0
i spend a lot of time missing my old house, my old street. the noise. the cars, the race track, the junkyard compactor, the basketballs on the pavement. but madrina is right, going forward is better. i'd rather be a stream than stagnant water.
The Harpy by Megan Hunter
3.0
who are you after you become a wife? who are you after you become a mother? and what becomes of you when your loving husband, your nuclear family falls apart. will you ever be yourself again or are you something new? a creature born from the mess of your life.
Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison
3.0
it took until 50% of the way in for the book to pick up the pace and get good, but god do i love werewolfism as a representation for sexual trauma and loss of bodily autonomy