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A Palace Near the Wind by Ai Jiang
I am still looking forward to the next in the duology.
3.0
Thank you to Ai Jiang for providing an e-arc for review purpose! This book releases on April 15, 2025.
I struggled to get into it for the majority of the book but I did enjoy it when I understood what was going on.
Some of the main issues for me are
I struggled to get into it for the majority of the book but I did enjoy it when I understood what was going on.
Some of the main issues for me are
- following along a protagonist who knows absolutely nothing about what's going on and being simply led from places to places (something the protagonist herself also dislikes) for the majority of the book
- for the length of a novella, this book tried a bit to be too much. For example, the horror elements seemed out of place (even if I adore the author's horror work)
- going back to the length: the time the protagonist spent
bumping around the Palace like a headless fly simply dragged on and I wish we spent more time learning about the setting of the world instead, since without more introductions of/information about the various regions and peoples of the land, a lot of the dynamics make no sense - I read a review that said the "Environmentalism elements bordered on white veganism" (from @gigireadswithkiki ) before I read the book and I was confused by what they meant (and what white veganism even was)... and then I started reading it. I get it now. Oof. Though this may not be as big of an issue had I got to know Feng (and the rest of the world) better I think
I am still looking forward to the next in the duology.
Flamer by Mike Curato
sob
5.0
this fire isn't done burning
sob
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Racism, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse
Thieves by Lucie Bryon
3.5
adorable and actually so funny. the start of the relationship felt pretty rushed/insta-love but i'm glad they were both there for each other through thick and thin.
Love on the Other Side by Nagabe
Did not finish book. Stopped at 23%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 23%.
i pick a random manga by an author i dont know about and it has child grooming
why
i suppose it explains why i was never good at minesweeper
why
i suppose it explains why i was never good at minesweeper
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia
Unfamiliar, Vol. 1 by Haley Newsome
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
3.0
this was adorable. i hope sun and babs become a couple.
Sitti's Bird: A Gaza Story by Malak Mattar
5.0
a special picture book written and illustrated by a child of Gaza. Sometimes a picture is truly worth a thousand words.
Melissa by Alex Gino
3.0
a sweet little story, useful for (yt middle class) folks to introduce the concept of transgender identity to their children. Kelly is a real one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming
Moderate: Transphobia