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Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.75

Thank you NetGalley for an ARC of this book for an honest review. I received this ARC in audio form. 

This book had some heavy topics. *sexual assault *mass academic cheating *kidnapping

I do feel like those aspect were done tastefully. The author really went in deep with how being that type of victim can cause horrific trauma and sometimes you may not even recognize it at first. 

However, the mystery part of the story was a drag. I figured out the twist early on, way before the reveal. There were also a lot of side characters. Something it was hard for me to keep up with who was who.

I would rate the story a 2.75 out of 5 stars. 

I would rate the audio a 4 out of 5 stars. The narrator kept me interested in the story.

Black Women Taught Us: An Intimate History of Black Feminism by Jenn M. Jackson

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi

dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

5.0

The Black Pages by Nnedi Okorafor

dark emotional informative sad tense

• 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

Unplanned by Natalie K. Martin

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

John Dies at the End by David Wong

adventurous dark funny informative mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

Worthy by Jada Pinkett Smith

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Easy by Dahlia West

adventurous emotional funny 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

3.0

Hawk by Dahlia West

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

3.75

All In by Zee Reneé
Did not finish book. Stopped at 12%.

This book was not interesting. And there seemed to be an anecdote for everything no matter how small it was.