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It Begins with the Body by Hana Shafi

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emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

3.5

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Don't Call Us Dead: Poems by Danez Smith

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong

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emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

Will be back to write a review when I've stopped screaming 
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

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

4.75

I have to admit I had a lot of mixed feelings about this book. I liked it at first but then felt almost bored by it until the last few chapters. It might just be me- I'm terrible at knowing people's emotions when they are only hinted at so the honesty of the last chapters felt realer. The relationships in this were beautifully intricate, the way all relationships are and the way politics, gender and class were intertwined was effortlessly brilliant. Would highly recommend! 
Pilgrim Bell: Poems by Kaveh Akbar

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Soft Science by Franny Choi

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.75