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Pixel Flesh: How Toxic Beauty Culture Harms Women by Ellen Atlanta

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emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Murder Isn't Easy: The Forensics of Agatha Christie by Carla Valentine

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funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Murder Most Florid: Inside the Mind of a Forensic Botanist by Mark A. Spencer

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dark informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

I really enjoyed this, and would have loved to read about more cases Dr Spencer advised on - the book does feel too short. What we are told is fascinating, and it's unfortunate that the evidence isn't used more.

Unfortunately, some pages are clearly missing (page 130, and possibly 148). This is very frustrating because page 130 may have been a resolution to a case, where the others are sadly unsolved. The book itself is very pretty, so it feels like the publisher has focussed on this rather than quality checking the print itself.

Illuminated: Autism and All the Things I've Left Unsaid by Melanie Sykes

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informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said by Philip K. Dick

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mysterious slow-paced