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Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.
Just wasn't vibing with this one. Im not a fan of the "MC has big secret they're keeping from all loved ones" trope. Stresses me out too much to enjoy the narrative.
The School for Invisible Boys by Shaun David Hutchinson
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
This book checked all the boxes. Action, adventure, mystery, complex characters with their own motivations, struggles, and flaws, ghosts, magical powers, confronting bullying as both victim and enabler, embracing your own misfit identity, and more. This was a wonderful story that had me rooting for Hector the whole way through, even when he made mistakes and acted foolishly. The character work in this really was *chefs kiss* Please give this book some love!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Homophobia
Drowned Country by Emily Tesh
Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.
Loved the first one, could not get into the second one. Might try again later. (Just ... why did they leave the forest?)
Newspaper Blackout by Austin Kleon
3.5
A lot of the poems were hard to follow and/or grammatically incorrect which bugged me, but by and large this was a fun, creative, and beautiful collection of poetry!
Is Love the Answer? by Uta Isaki
4.0
This is a must read for any members of the ace community. It's one of those books that I needed to take breaks from because of emotions, lol. This captures so thoroughly the sheer /confusion/ of discovering your identity as being ace. This is not an identity I heard about from anyone other than my one ace friend growing up, and even then I didn't hear the term until I was 16. It's less talked about, in part because many people find it so hard to understand, and media sure does love its romances. But this explores love and romance and challenges what life long relationships "should" look like, all the while asking: why don't we just make our own way in the world, living as we want, and loving as we choose? While there is a lot of intro-to-asexualty stuff in this book, I do recommend reading another more lighthearted ace book as well if you've never read any books with ace representation, like Rick by Alex Gino or The Dragon of Ynys by Minerva Cerridwen. But overall, this book had a lot of important messages threaded through a fun main character and intriguing side characters.
Do make sure to check content warnings.
Do make sure to check content warnings.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia
Moderate: Sexual assault
The Sea at the End of Everything by Emily McCosh
Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.
Just wasn't working for me.