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47 reviews

Decolonizing the Body: Healing, Body-Centered Practices for Women of Color to Reclaim Confidence, Dignity, and Self-Worth by Kelsey Blackwell, Christena Cleveland

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 27%.
Didn’t have time - will come back to it one day!
Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? N/A

4.5

Ahhh loved this book! Been in a slump for … a couple months really… and this one has revived me! A sweet and fun read with great autistic representation! It was really cute & just fun and the banter?!! Absolutely A1. Love love love. 
Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next) by Dean Spade

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informative reflective

5.0

Wonderful book that provides a solid structure for mutual aid groups to build off of while emphasizing the importance of mutual aid. 
Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli

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

4.0

I - wow. This book is a book everyone should read once, and maybe once again when they are experiencing any type of grief from loss of a loved one. Onyi Nwabineli somehow put indescribable feelings into the words that could closest describe them and that in and of itself is a gift to the world, and I truly believe it will be a comfort to those in similar situations. 
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Outdrawn by Deanna Grey

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emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I loved it! Very cute book that helped me get out of my mini reading slump. The story was nice to follow, the family dynamics really added to the characters backstories, and the banter between the main characters was fantastic! 
Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

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adventurous emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas

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adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

I really really loved the world of TOG and this book was a wonderful closing. I cried… multiple times and a book hasn’t made me feel that emotional in quite a while! The character development was also so wonderful to see - as well as the couples finding each other. As much as I loved the journey… I really don’t think this book needed to be almost 1,000 pages lol. 
Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

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adventurous emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

The last half of the book had me so excited I finished it in one sitting!
Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

I think I enjoyed the book much more because of the Tandem read. Standalone it would probably be 3.5 stars but only bc of Chaol lmao Nesryn & Yrene are such fire FMCs. 
Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

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adventurous emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

Read this in Tandem with Tower of Dawn and it added so much to the experience! Loved the growth throughout the book from all the characters & that SJM brought so many things full circle.