This was a ton of fun to read. The pod are a group you want to be friends with so badly, and I appreciated the casual inclusion of so many different folks without preachiness. I wish this was a series!

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A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske

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adventurous 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? It's complicated

5.0

so incredibly well-written! light-hearted but not inconsequential, delicately funny without being a farce, and genuinely delightful to read. any book that discusses liminality contends for a central place in my heart, but this one takes the cake. also, historical queers combined with a really intricate and thoughtful magical system–i may never, ever shut up about this book. i'm in love with miss adelaide morrissey. now on to book two, immediately!

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The Boneless Mercies by April Genevieve Tucholke

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.

i liked it when i was reading it, but didn't like it enough to pick it up past the second time i put it down.

The Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. Capetta

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 26%.

I wanted to love this book, but the writing was overly verbose and, honestly, cringe-inducing at points. I found Syd to be a pretty flat character, and Harley was almost a caricature of a happy-go-lucky delivery person. My biggest issue with the book was that the author seemed a little too concerned with designating characters as AFAB or AMAB rather than introducing and referring to them by their correct gender, which was annoying and made the inclusion of so many genders and sexualities seem a little superficial.

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