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36% lololololol so funny for a white cop to let his white male cousin speed in his fucking tesla. does the author know that teslas are not good for the environment?

42% my best friend doesn’t do drugs! BLEHHHH

44% oh you’re mad when people talk about criminals when they say they’re all brown?

47% yes if your husband is having an affair get mad at the woman

50% a harry potter reference 🙄

didn’t record the % but mc acts like addicts deserve sympathy for a second despite being judgmental as hell of drugs and its users the entire book

98% YOU CANT GIVE ANIMALS AS A GIFT TO A KID WITHOUT CHECKING WITH THE PARENTS

and the kid names it camo??? godddddddd

i’m so glad i’m done and will not be continuing with this series. the cop love!

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Charlotte Illes Is Not a Teacher by Katie Siegel

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emotional funny lighthearted 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

5.0

charlotte illes is not a teacher: a+

as a huge fan of charlotte illes is not a detective, charlotte illes is not a teacher did not disappoint. i laughed. i cried. i thought about how grateful i am for teachers.

after the events of book one, charlotte has leaned into detectiving and has also been hired as a substitute teacher at her old middle school. being in her old stomping grounds brings up a bunch of memories and feelings, especially with some of the staff from her youth still working at the school. as a middle schooler, charlotte—who went by lottie back in the day—stirred up some trouble as she solved mysteries.

and on her first day as a sub, she ends up with a new mystery to solve. one of the teachers and her school board president aunt have been getting threatening texts and letters, and the teacher wants charlotte’s help. at the same time, there’s an adorable b story with some of the kids her bff lucy teaches. a teacher’s bobblehead goes missing and because they’re all fans of the lottie illes stories lucy tells them, they decide to take on the mystery themselves.

i loved watching charlotte interact with the kids. she tells them how to get into the vents and then later realizes that as a teacher she uh probably shouldn’t be doing that. gabe, her other best friend, comes to talk to the kids about internet safety and gets really emotional about the group of queer kids and how accepting the school is of queerness, and his emotional moment made me cry.

similar to book one, this is a very millennial/gen z book full of feelings, sarcasm, and queerness. the mystery moves the book along while the characters and their growth and emotions keep you reading. the cast of characters is very queer and not very white, and because i haven’t been recommending as many books by white people lately i do want to note that katie has been posting about a free palestine; i’m trying not to promote white people who haven’t.

charlotte illes is not a teacher comes out july 23rd. thank you kensington books for the advanced copy!

photo review here: https://www.instagram.com/p/C535Evav6Uj/?igsh=MWQ1ZGUxMzBkMA==

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The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

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challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

a very important read. it’s harrowing what britney spears has been through at the hands of her family, the paparazzi, and us. i think britney’s story is incredibly important.

some small criticisms:
- you can talk about losing bodily autonomy without being fatphobic
- you can talk about being institutionalized without disrespecting addicts
- hawaii is not your playground, i don’t care what you’ve been through
- the lack of intersectionality felt
painful to me at times; absolutely yes, women have suffered at the hands of men, but we cannot
pretend Black men have been treated the same as white men in this country, nor that britney does
have some power as a white woman

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Murder and Mamon by Mia P. Manansala

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3.25

Charlotte Illes Is Not a Detective by Katie Siegel

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emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

god i love this book. it’s such a millennial book and right up my alley. a queer and diverse cast of characters, a focus on platonic relationships and their importance, lines that made me burst out laughing. glad i reread this.

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Money Out Loud: All the Financial Stuff No One Taught Us by Berna Anat

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hopeful informative

3.75

i think this is really helpful for teens and people in their early 20s! at 36 i know a lot of what was in the book but did learn several things and examine my relationship with money. loved the final chapters about mutual aid, community care, and land tax.

stars removed for:
- a harry potter reference
- pretty sure some of the slang was Black english
- pushing investing while omitting information about social services (unemployment, snap, wic, etc)

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Blackmail and Bibingka by Mia P. Manansala

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3.25

Homicide and Halo-Halo by Mia P. Manansala

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3.75

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