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Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin

3.0

This was a hard read for me. Sometimes too tangible was Gilda’s experience with anxiety and panic attacks. Often reading a chapter before bed kept me awake, but maybe that was just me?

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language by Amanda Montell

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informative medium-paced

4.0

Witch King by Martha Wells

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 38%.

Martha is one of my favorite writers, so I was heartbroken when I found that Witch King was a slog for me. The oddest thing to me is that I’ve been adoring the characters, and usually that’s more than enough to propel me through Magic systems and jumping timelines that I’m struggling to grasp. Hell, give me a magic system that’s complicated, confusing, and mostly mysticism, and I’ll eat it up. But I can’t quite place what I didn’t like about Witch King… it’s such a bummer that when it came time for me to enjoy a book, I would reach for anything else on my currently reading list. I preordered Witch King because I adored Murderbot, but I suppose the major downfall is that Martha’s fantasy may not be for me. And that’s okay, because I’ll always be more of a SciFi girly anyways. I suppose it’s time to move on.

To Sir, with Love by Lauren Layne

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funny lighthearted medium-paced