lancakes's reviews
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Aspergirls: Empowering Females with Asperger Syndrome by Rudy Simone

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 28%.
Had to return to library 
The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones

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dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Immortal Pleasures by V. Castro

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 3%.
Had to return to library 
Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself by Nedra Glover Tawwab

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 81%.
Had to return to library. Also felt like the most useful parts of the book were the lists that could (and possibly had been) Instagram posts. Absolutely unacceptable amount of ableist language (like "crippling") used to describe mental illness, from a mental health professional.
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

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emotional funny hopeful mysterious
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

A delight! YANKED me out of a reading slump! I would die/switch to room temp water/wake up at 5am for Vera. There were a few moments where the consistency of a POV felt like it broke down a bit for me, but each of the characters had remarkably unique voices and arcs and I normally hate flipping through this many character POVs in a book, so for it to not bother me at all means I really appreciate Sutanto's writing. I feel an urgent need to finally pick up Dial A for Aunties.
Magical/Realism: Essays on Music, Memory, Fantasy, and Borders by Vanessa Angélica Villarreal

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective

5.0

I literally do not have the words to express what a fking BANGER this is. Lives up to its cover and its blurbs. Brilliant. Gorgeous. Accessible to someone who hates theory lol. I feel very tender about this book, but also obnoxiously enthusiastic about it.
A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal

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adventurous mysterious tense

4.0