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Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

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challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming

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adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing fast-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

2.5

Here for the Wrong Reasons by Lydia Wang, Annabel Paulsen

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Here for the Wrong Reasons was a fun and action-packed (of the dating show variety) story that really had me giggling and kicking my feet the entire time. Krystin and Lauren were equally compelling characters! Very corny and silly, but it was my kind of corny and silly!

Broken Halves of a Milky Sun: Poems by Aaiún Nin

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challenging tense fast-paced

5.0

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Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Cerda

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challenging emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
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

4.0

"Every two hours and twenty-five minutes, a woman in Mexico is strangled, raped, dismembered, burned alive, mutilated, beaten to a pulp, and left with bruises and broken bones. A woman's body, another woman. Some woman, a nameless woman. A lifeless body was found. But none of them was yours." p. 174

With brutally digestible language, Reservoir Bitches pulls no punches in unveiling the reality of violence toward woman in Mexico. A baker's dozen of interconnected stories cries out to you, begging and pleading for you to empathize with the women, ALL of the women, who live in fear for their lives.

While there were individual chapters that didn't feel as strongly written as others, the narrative as a whole was an impactful read.

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