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Nimona by ND Stevenson

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-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? Yes

5.0

Slash Them All by Antoine Maillard

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

2.25

Five stars for the art style. I love the idea of evoking an old oir style to a slasher graphic novel. The story doesn't feel finished. Some of the things that happened seemed shoe-horned in to fit slasher stereotypes. I don't really get why
there was a need to include a rape scene. It didn't really do anything and seemed like it was just there for shock factor.
I wish that we knew more about the two main characters. But in a short story like this, its fine. I loved the main character, Pola, a lot and all I want is the best for her.
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It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood

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challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Literally got chills from this multiple times. As much as the author hates the word "relatable," Its Lonely is definitely relatable. Not in its entirety, but the things that we learn from the past and the struggle with mental illness are so well reflected in this autobio. The art is impeccable and beautiful, too. So glad I picked this up!!
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Me Write Book: It Bigfoot Memoir by Graham Roumieu

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dark funny mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The Clown Egg Register by Helen Champion, Luke Stephenson

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funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

Hell yeah clown eggs. Read this with a fellow librarian in one shift, loved it! Loved showing them the world of funny clown eggs. Wish we could get a new register every like 5 years. Love them clowns.
How to They/Them: A Visual Guide to Nonbinary Pronouns and the World of Gender Fluidity by Stuart Getty

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hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

Grabbed this book as a part of my pride display for my library. Startd flipping through it and, first page, found out that Stuart was an enby from Ky-- just like me frfr. So I read it and a lot of the things were so helpful, and it was so good to see someone with a similar stance on things to put them into words. I've been reccomending this to so many people because it really encases how I feel about my gender and such. It also sheds light on how to get used to using they/them, some history of thems, and overall just really good information to know and understand. The lightheartedness makes it so much easier to read, too! The only reason I'm not giving it 5 stars is because im picky I guess? Some of the diagrams were confusing, there were some parts I personally skimmed through because I have just heard them so many times. That doesn't make it any less valid, though!
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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DeadEndia by Hamish Steele

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-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? Yes

5.0

I love Barney so much. I picked this up after watching the show, Paranormal Park, and finding out that it wasn't getting a second season. I debated skipping to the second book, but I am SO glad I didn't. Don't get me wrong, I love the animated series, I ALSO love this book as a whole. Its a lot different, but in a wonderful way. Honestly, if you love this, watch the series, but don't expect the same thing. If you loved the animation, read the books, its also not the same but still good and loveable. There are things that they couldn't say in the animation that so much needed to be said, needed to be a part of the plot. I just loved this a lot and I am so glad I got to read it!
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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

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5.0

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

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dark reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

Damn, that was fascinating. This was short and horrificly sweet. I reccomend checking it out for a quick read any time. Though, some of the parts are hard to stomach.
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