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333 reviews

Savage Appetites: True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession by Rachel Monroe

dark informative reflective fast-paced

3.0

Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century by Alice Wong

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.5

Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary, Resilient, Disabled Body by Rebekah Taussig

funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

3.5

A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

Swipe Up For More!: Inside the Unfiltered Lives of Influencers by Stephanie McNeal

informative lighthearted medium-paced

2.5

A Quick & Easy Guide to Sex & Disability by A. Andrews

funny informative fast-paced

4.0

Fear Is Just a Word: A Missing Daughter, a Violent Cartel, and a Mother's Quest for Vengeance by Azam Ahmed

dark emotional informative medium-paced

3.75

Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill
Did not finish book. Stopped at 75%.

Honestly, feels like it missed the point of Frankenstein. Misses the lyrical quality of Shelley’s prose. Cannot decide which interesting questions about life, motherhood, or science to pursue and thus asks none of them. 

Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley

adventurous inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

Deerskin by Robin McKinley

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.0