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Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0


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Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0


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The Summer Queen by Rochelle Hassan

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3.75


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Princess Princess Ever After by K. O'Neill

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Bloody Summer by Carmen Maria Machado

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

I had never read anything quite like this before and I greatly enjoyed it. Reading it felt like falling into a twisted fairytale or a campfire horror story. Bloody Summer is deeply thematic in nature and, as I’m sure there is much I yet missed, I will certainly be revisiting this story many times. It explores many heavy topics but I personally believe this is a powerful story of sexual violence, anti-colonialism,  violence, and the reclamation of power. 

(Note: that last sentence makes it seem like this would be a very heavy story to read but it isn’t. Nearly everything is off page mentions and is written in such a way that keeps the power of the sentiment without being triggering)

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Burn the Bridge: Poetry and Prose by Cliff Sowers

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Review coming soon
It's been too long since I read this, will need to re-read before writing review