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Complete Cat Care: How to Keep Your Cat Healthy and Happy by Sam Atkinson
informative
medium-paced
3.75
Your Shadow Half Remains by Sunny Moraine
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Funny Story by Emily Henry
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I am shocked how much I fucking loved this book. As a card-carrying gay, rarely do straight romances do anything for me. But Daphne and Miles were such incredible, well-crafted characters I could not help myself. Tag this one as "unputdownable".
Hide: The Graphic Novel by Kiersten White
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
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? It's complicated
5.0
as soon as I closed the cover on Annie Bot I exclaimed outloud, to no one, "holy fucking shit!"
that's the best review I can give you.
that's the best review I can give you.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Slavery, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Confinement, and Sexism
The Backstagers Vol. 1: Rebels Without Applause by James Tynion IV
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
youthjuice by E. K. Sathue
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
You might call me a connoisseur of unhinged women protagonists. I am lured to their stories like the proverbial moth to a flame. Their wildness, their unhinged-ness, it calls to me and makes me feel light and airy.
Sophia, light and innocence and forced smiles as she may seem, is made almost purely of this wildness. And when an unhinged woman starts working at a company owned and operated by women even MORE unhinged, that's when the real weird shit begins.
You'll likely read many reviews about how this is a critique of the modern beauty and wellness community. How young influencers are devoured for their beauty and easily discarded the second they have a frown line. And on the surface, that is exactly what's happening in this story.
But Sophia's story goes much deeper than that. And we are treated to an additional 2008 timeline, where 16-year-old Sophia first unfurls her own wildness, takes chances, and pushes her own boundaries.
I loved this book from start to finish. I love any story where you know people are doing objectively bad things but you can't help but root for them anyway. Those are my women. Those are my ladies. So get yourself a night cream and an oat milk latte and settle in for this look into the the dark and horrible female subconcious.
I was provided a copy of youthjuice through NetGalley in return for my honest review. My thanks to NetGalley and E.K. Sathue.
Sophia, light and innocence and forced smiles as she may seem, is made almost purely of this wildness. And when an unhinged woman starts working at a company owned and operated by women even MORE unhinged, that's when the real weird shit begins.
You'll likely read many reviews about how this is a critique of the modern beauty and wellness community. How young influencers are devoured for their beauty and easily discarded the second they have a frown line. And on the surface, that is exactly what's happening in this story.
But Sophia's story goes much deeper than that. And we are treated to an additional 2008 timeline, where 16-year-old Sophia first unfurls her own wildness, takes chances, and pushes her own boundaries.
I loved this book from start to finish. I love any story where you know people are doing objectively bad things but you can't help but root for them anyway. Those are my women. Those are my ladies. So get yourself a night cream and an oat milk latte and settle in for this look into the the dark and horrible female subconcious.
I was provided a copy of youthjuice through NetGalley in return for my honest review. My thanks to NetGalley and E.K. Sathue.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Body horror, Self harm, and Blood
Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Vomit, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Toxic friendship
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Vol. 1 by Jordie Bellaire
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5