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Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl's Confabulous Memoir by Kai Cheng Thom

dark emotional reflective tense

5.0

Tears streaming down my face

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming

Practical Anarchism: A Guide for Daily Life by Shuli Branson

hopeful informative reflective

4.0

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

emotional sad

5.0

tears in my eyes

Wînipêk: Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre by Niigaan Sinclair

informative inspiring reflective

4.0

There is so much we can learn by reading Indigenous writers and listening to Indigenous voices.

The Romantic Agenda by Claire Kann

emotional funny

3.5

This was really really good. 10/5 ace reps. Loved it for challenging the relationship hierarchy as well and for resolving the complicated and difficult relationship dynamics beautifully

This Is Why They Hate Us by Aaron H. Aceves

emotional hopeful reflective

5.0

Weeping

Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao

adventurous challenging tense

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

a sequel that absolutely did not disappoint but damn Xiran Jay wasn't kidding when they said

Wu Zetian and Qin Zheng's relationdhip is TOXIC

. I experienced physical pain while reading it and had to take a break where I stared outside the window questioning every decision I've made in my life that led me to read this. /j

The

socialist propaganda /j

is absolutely banger though. Qin Zheng's got bars for real even if by the end I

want to flush this man down the toilet because I cannot be bothered with him anymore. Even if I felt a little bad for him. Just a little bit. He knew what he did. He should have never tried to control Zetian.

Anyway Wan'er is my real queen. Need her

and Taiping

to come back please. I NEED THEIR

encounter in Club Lily

AS A SHORT STORY‼️Sapphic slice of life please I am begging

power to the labouring class ✊

When Villains Rise by Rebecca Schaeffer

adventurous challenging dark tense

4.0

gaslighting the series

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Cancer, Cannibalism, Car accident

Only Ashes Remain by Rebecca Schaeffer

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Not Even Bones by Rebecca Schaeffer

adventurous challenging dark tense

5.0

Screaming and crying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexual violence, Death of parent