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Lugosi: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood's Dracula by Koren Shadmi

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

An interesting look at an icon.

Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers
Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.

Just can't get into this AT ALL. Sorry Becky.

Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland

adventurous emotional tense 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? Yes

4.25

A vaccine debate with actual good points.

A rollicking finish to Jane and Katherine's adventures with the restless dead and often deadlier humans.

Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

A Man and His Cat, Volume 2 by Umi Sakurai

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Bit more of a tear jerker but you’re smiling again by the next page!

The Black Painting by Neil Olson
Did not finish book. Stopped at 26%.

Ugh, can we get on with it, please? No, okay. I tried.

The Horrors of Fox Hollow Farm: Unraveling the History & Hauntings of a Serial Killer's Home by Robert Graves, Richard Estep
Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.

Not really what I thought the book was about.

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Did not finish book. Stopped at 63%.

Emotionally too hard. Fascinating concept, extremely well executed, but I just can't handle it.

A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

4.0

I nearly gave up on this one. But when it turned the corner, it did so hard and fast and sucked me in completely. I love that this series is adventures in space, but its not grimdark. There's hope and love and finding yourself and right now, I think we all need that.

Gyo by Junji Ito

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Well, that was certainly a book. And a messed up one at that.