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The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

AHHHHHHH
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

beautiful, concise, intricate writing. gut-wrenching. this book grips you hard
Women Talking by Miriam Toews

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

i cried but all i wanted was to know more,, wish august wasnt so obsessive over ona sometimes :/
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin

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dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

narrator reminds me of madeline in the blunt funny lesbian way
The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

beautiful, gut wrenching. made me cry multiple times. the female relationships in this are so deeply beautiful and passionate 

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Fight Night by Miriam Toews

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful
  • Loveable characters? Yes
im sitting here with fat tear and snot streaks on my face
They're Going to Love You by Meg Howrey

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5.0

kinda slow start but beautiful language throughout and had me very engaged. was literally laughing out loud and gasping at one point. helps that ive been in a dance class that is also about gender & queerness
Shrill by Lindy West

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dark emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.75