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Half Bad by Sally Green
Did not finish book. Stopped at 34%.

I kept trying to continue this novel but it just feels so wrong a white lady writing a black man’s experience I understand he’s olive in the book but in the tv series he’s played by a light skin black man given his skin is olive like because he’s light skin so I’m not judging the tv shows choice I’m judging the writer for writing the way she did and having a black man play her character forcing a black man to go through trauma similar to racism being the use of black vs white witch she could of done this a million ways that didn’t sound like magic racism and then to force a black through that magic racism??? Absolutely appalling I read a bit of it hoping I was misreading but it just became more apparent 

Kimi Ni Todoke: From Me to You, Vol. 1 by Karuho Shiina

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-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

4.5

Hooky by Míriam Bonastre Tur
Did not finish book. Stopped at 11%.

Couldn’t get into it cute art but probably better for me to have read this as a kid

The Unbroken by C.L. Clark
Did not finish book. Stopped at 3%.

I tried to keep reading but

the brutal hanging scene was described so graphical I could picture it and I couldn’t handle that so early in the book plus I had no idea why the guy was hung it wasn’t stated as far as I can tell like what did he do to die?

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Am amazing fantastical read filled with mild mysterious world building. Yet even with the mystery the world isn’t hard to grasp, it’s more like it pulls you in and makes you want for more but not in a way that leaves you dissatisfied. Filled with loving romance and devastating heartbreak. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault

Komi Can't Communicate, Vol. 2 by Tomohito Oda
Did not finish book. Stopped at 46%.

The creepy lesbian trope really ? So disappointed.

The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.

The show is so much more fast paced and the tone and description used for how cassie is feels so icky and degrading I get she’s messy and doesn’t make the best decisions but imagining a woman being so ashamed for being sexually promiscuous is so dated I get she’s older and was raised differently from my era but I just couldn’t relate. Plus being it wasn’t first person the shame came across very much like the writer looks down on such life style. Can make writers please learn to write complex women without making it sound like they hate them

Punchline: The Trial of Alexis Kaye by Alex Paknadel, James Tynion IV

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

A absolutely spell binding read filled with immersive story telling and gorgeous variety of art styles

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive by Stephanie Land

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad

5.0

A inspiring story of family life and the lives of a mother and daughter facing a system built against them as someone who survived the system with a single mom just like these 2 this book really illustrates how it really is with no sugar coating 

WITCH WATCH, Vol. 3 by Kenta Shinohara

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.5