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The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by A.N. Roquelaure

Did not finish book. Stopped at 49%.

It starts with a sleep kink that is obviously non-con (not consented). From there, it remains dub-con (the lines of consent are blurred).

The world-building and plot are structured well, but I stopped reading because there were a few kinks that didn't make sense to the plot. Kitten-play was out of place, for one.

I'm a fan of Anne Rice's work, but this one is a miss for me. I enjoyed what I could. This would have been a 3.50-star from me.

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The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

4.5

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The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 54%.

At times it felt like the author spoke through the characters to the audience in a preechy way. It did't make them sound distinct.

Your readers can tell when a character faces the audience and preeches your views. It's not a bad thing to have your views in your books, but the way it happened here made it feel like a lyrical blog post.

This happened when the mother spoke about "you're not half anything, you're a whole human," and when the uncle spoke about white fear of Black success. Both topics are valid to speak about anywhere (fiction, non-fiction, online, offline), but they came off in a blog post sort of way in a fictional story.

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