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The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray

lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0

Ghost Flower by Michele Jaffe

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

 I will admit, I was disappointed with this book. The synopsis sounded so cool. A girl pretending to be somebody else, and that somebody else’s best friend’s ghost starts haunting her? Like, hell yeah! That sounds awesome! And for the first three-quarters or so of the book it was, but then it all went downhill really fast... Read the full review here 

Patience & Sarah by Isabel Miller

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

 One of the very many reading challenges I’m doing is to read every single Stonewall Award winner ever, so of course, I kicked it off by reading the first ever winner, Patience & Sarah by Isabel Miller. It was a very deserving award winner. This was such a well-done book. The historical elements were incredibly present (you never forgot that this was set in the nineteenth-century) without being overbearing (you didn’t receive so much detail to place in that time period that you lost the story). The romance between the title characters was sugar sweet when things were going well, heartachingly tender at all times, and stomach-clenching awful when things were going poorly... Read the full review here 

This Golden Flame by Emily Victoria

adventurous 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? Yes

4.0

 Honestly, I had no idea what to expect from this book. It came in one of my subscription boxes (Fairyloot, woot, woot), and I didn’t even read the synopsis. I stuck it in my physical TBR pile, and then finally, ten months or so later, I just picked it up and read it. When I say I was pleasantly surprised by what I got, I mean it. I enjoyed this book from start to finish... Read the full review here 

The Blade Between by Sam J. Miller

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

 If you asked me to tell you what happened in this book, I’m not sure I could. Part of the reason it has taken me so long to put this review into words is that I am still trying to wrap my head around this complex, but incredibly wonderful, story. I know there is a town called Hudson in New York, and rich NYC folk have chosen it as their newest vacation spot. Rent prices are skyrocketing, local businesses are going under, and at the center of this is a man running for mayor, who runs some kind of online artist commune. I know there is magic in the earth in Hudson, that there are whales in the sky, and ghosts whispering in everyone’s ears... Read the full review here 

Heartstopper Volume 3 by Alice Oseman

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

 There are some books that make me desperately wish I was in love with someone, and the first three volumes of Heartstopper were just such books. In honor of volume 4 coming out, I decided I needed to read the first three, so that when I finally get my hands on volume 4, I’m ready for it. I am so glad I finally did. Charlie and Nick are so sweet, and I am such a sucker for friends-to-lovers storylines. It’s the mutual pining, babes. Alice Oseman killed it with these two sweet boys in love in high school, and the art is just *chef’s kiss.*... Read the full review here 

Heartstopper Volume 2 by Alice Oseman

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

 There are some books that make me desperately wish I was in love with someone, and the first three volumes of Heartstopper were just such books. In honor of volume 4 coming out, I decided I needed to read the first three, so that when I finally get my hands on volume 4, I’m ready for it. I am so glad I finally did. Charlie and Nick are so sweet, and I am such a sucker for friends-to-lovers storylines. It’s the mutual pining, babes. Alice Oseman killed it with these two sweet boys in love in high school, and the art is just *chef’s kiss.*... Read the full review here 

Heartstopper Volume 1 by Alice Oseman

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

 There are some books that make me desperately wish I was in love with someone, and the first three volumes of Heartstopper were just such books. In honor of volume 4 coming out, I decided I needed to read the first three, so that when I finally get my hands on volume 4, I’m ready for it. I am so glad I finally did. Charlie and Nick are so sweet, and I am such a sucker for friends-to-lovers storylines. It’s the mutual pining, babes. Alice Oseman killed it with these two sweet boys in love in high school, and the art is just *chef’s kiss.*... Read the full review here 

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott

challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

Why You Should Read It: Don’t.
I picked up this book because one of 800 reading challenges I’m doing is to read all of the books on this “1000 Books to Read Before You Die” list, and this was one of them. I regret reading this so much. It caused me physical pain. Instead of writing a new review, I will transcribe for you a text conversation I had with my friend... Read the full review here 

Let It Be a Dark Roux: New and Selected Poems by Sheryl St. Germain

emotional reflective

4.0

I don’t remember how I discovered this book. I’d never read a Sheryl St. Germain poem before I found this. In fact, I’d never heard of her. However it happened, I’m glad it did because her poetry is incredible. There are some lines that are still nestled inside my chest as I’m writing this review. And it’s not often I’ll dog-ear a book or annotate it, but I did this one because I had to mark off which poems I read and then had to sit a minute and digest and then read again and again... Read the full review here