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Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree

adventurous emotional lighthearted reflective 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 one, about as much as Legends and Lattes. Still very cozy fantasy, but with a bit of magical fighting involved, which I didn’t mind. The characters are all unique and crystal clear in my mind, as is the place. I wish I could go there, visit Thistleburr and Sea-song. I wonder if Maylee would make gluten free goodies too :)

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser

4.0

Five Little Indians by Michelle Good

5.0

Burning Vision by Marie Clements

4.0

Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse

Islands of Decolonial Love: Stories & Songs by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.0

Interesting, I connected to certain parts more than others. Some of the language is really beautiful, I think the poems were my favourites. I think I could spend more time with this and get more out of it, it’s very nuanced. As usual though, I like Simpson’s thoughts. 

Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.

It switched to second person, which I didn’t love, and because of something in the previous book, my favourite character wasn’t there. It just wasn’t the same storytelling as the last one, as I expected.