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Prima Facie by Suzie Miller
Did not finish book. Stopped at 33%.

Thought it was a murder mystery, turned out to be sexual assault legal drama. Interesting concept, amazing level of legal detail and great character, just not something I feel comfortable reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual content

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett

adventurous 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

When Haru Was Here by Dustin Thao

emotional reflective sad 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

A beautiful exploration of grief and the stories we tell ourselves to get through the toughest times in our lives. Sensitively written, emotionally devastating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content

Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino

hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

5.0

A really sweet YA summer romance, with a nuanced yet frank exploration of what it means to be a deaf teen in a hearing family. I really loved it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Audism

The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas

adventurous mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying

Foxglove by Adalyn Grace

challenging dark medium-paced

3.5

It was a good read, I wouldn’t want to reread it. Some of the characters irritated me in parts. The plot was alright. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Murder and Injury/Injury detail

A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske

lighthearted mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Kidnapping

Moderate: Misogyny

Coercion, loss of autonomy, period typical homophobia

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Beautifully, viscerally awful. I loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Vomit

You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson

emotional lighthearted fast-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

5.0

I loved this sweet coming of age story! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Vomit

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

dark reflective slow-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? Yes

5.0

Beautiful, horrifying

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Gun violence and Blood