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Who Could Love You, Astor Price? by Amy Jane Lehan

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Please please please make sure you are in a good mental space before reading this book. Read the triggers, and pace yourself. I had to put the book down and walk away multiple times because of how heavy and triggering it got.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Stalking, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Us, Et Cetera by Kit Vincent

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

Beautiful Malady by Ennis Rook Bashe

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.5

Specter Inspectors #1 by Bowen McCurdy, Kaitlyn Musto

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Blue Is the Warmest Color by Jul Maroh

emotional reflective sad 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

3.5

Girl, Goddess, Queen by Bea Fitzgerald

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

on an ebbing seafoam tide by Alannah Radburn

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

'when was the last time you gifted yourself freedom? have you ever adorned yourself in opportunity?'

Thank you so much to the publishers for providing me with this eArc in exchange for my honest review.

This collection is filled with stunning poetry and shocking messages. I found that the messages of patriarchy sank in much greater in poetry form, especially since as the poet writes,

'the truth is much less frightening in a poem.'

But while less frightening, it is more powerful, the images and realisations are more open and set in stone.

This poetry collection was nothing more than beautiful. I am so grateful to have read it!

Wasteland Woes by Isaac Cooke-Khan

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? No

3.0

Stars, Hide Your Fires by Jessica Mary Best

adventurous mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

Frontera by Jacoby Salcedo, Julio Anta

challenging dark emotional informative reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism

Moderate: Deportation

Minor: Gun violence