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Hurricane Girl by Marcy Dermansky

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3.5

weird. protagonist made me feel super anxious the entire time. obviously mental health related and needs therapy. selfish 
An Ocean of Minutes by Thea Lim

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4.0

light time travel, dystopian. ending flat but couldn't stop reading. pandemic and cure is $$$ so ppl can time travel to earn money. a woman time travels and promises partner to meet in the future. she goes through shit
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

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felt disjointed because of different  pov and switching time periods. all i wanted was the mom's story. mom died, shares life secrets with children via lawyer. did i finish this?
Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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2 child policy and this kid is the second child! uh oh 
The Interpreter by Suki Kim

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suzy kim works as an interpreter, no relationship with sister, parents died mysteriously (and stays a mystery), dysfunctional relationships with men.  she's an unlikable character and needs help 
Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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book from childhood. it's like the movie The Village where these families live in a bad science experience in the 1800s but it's actually 1990s. children are dying in the village so a kid needs to get help from the real world
Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

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4.0

honestyl felt like same main character in shuggie bain (kind soul in shitty family situation, alcoholic mom). almost dnf but got better at 30%
Chemistry by Weike Wang

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3.5

self-destructive chinese phd candidate. trying to figure life out. writing felt disjointed 
Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow

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4.0

his fic and contemp - alt pov and moves through time back and forth. follows 3 generations of black women from one family. each woman goes through their own crap. happy ending