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I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai

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

2.5

Took me a while to get into it and even then I feel like I wasn’t super satisfied with it. There was a lot of potential for the book but it seemed like it was trying to cover a lot of different issues but never fleshing out any of them (teacher/student relationships, #MeToo, discrimination against black people in the justice system, etc). And after all this
it’s not like it’s 100% confirmed Robbie did it. I would’ve been more fine with the ending had the rest of the book felt like it more heavily focus on the injustices of black people in court especially in the 1990s, for example.
I do like the narrator though, not as a person, but listening to her obsessions and delusions surrounding the whole case was great. Shoutout to Julia Whelan for providing the audio.🙏🏽
Don't Want You Like a Best Friend by Emma R. Alban

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funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Honestly it’s cute all in all. There’s some decent spice too🌶️ However
it really took the term ‘sister wives’ to a whole other level😭 At least they acknowledged that they ended up as stepsisters after all that scheming to get their parents together. I’m willing to look past it just this once because of the time period. I would not say the same if that story took place now lmao
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green

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informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Between his novels and Crash Course history videos, I’ve been a big fan of John Green since my early teen years. When he first published The Anthropocene Reviewed, I immediately preordered the signed copy and previously did the same with Turtles All The Way Down. There are lots of knowledgeable people out there who do write great YA novels and speak very clearly and effectively in educational videos, but for some reason John Green’s writing and voice has always had a charming-in-a-nerdy way kind of feeling. And that definitely rings true for this edition of The Anthropocene Reviewed. I read this book once a couple of years ago and just finished listening to it, enjoying every second of it. 


I give John Green’s reading of The Anthropocene Reviewed 5 stars. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.75

Read the majority of this in under 24 hours. It was just that engaging and such a page turner, I really loved reading every second of it. Definitely will be reading the sequel🙌🏽
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Witch King by Martha Wells

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.
Lmao I can’t do this. I just don’t know what’s going on and don’t really care to either🧍🏽‍♀️

Edit: had book club for this last night and felt validated in the fact that I was not the only one who finished/didn’t like it😭
Man o' War by Cory McCarthy

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

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adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

4.75

Omg I love this book a lot more than I thought I would. A paper towns-esque novel with some gay twists? Yes. Took me a bit to get into it but then it picked up and then I was REALLY invested in the baby gays. Bonus points for the narrator actually verbalizing a keyboard smash—it was unexpected and hilarious to hear. 
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The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie

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

3.25

I love a good Hercule Poirot mystery🙏🏽 this one wasn’t my fav but it was still great to read regardless (esp in a buddy read!!)
The Fury by Alex Michaelides

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The Crimson Crown by Heather Walter

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

To put it shortly, I LOVED it. I’m so hyped for the sequel and can’t wait to reread this before reading that. Heather Walter’s writing is so engaging that it’s hard to put any of her books down and this is definitely no different. She’s truly one of my favs for sapphic novels

There’s so much betrayal that it HURTS. I can’t blame Ayleth for eventually becoming the evil queen. I’m so interested in how this will play out eventually, especially with her current relationship with Blodwyn. 

Btw I’m so PISSED at Jacquetta like GIRL are you kidding me rn😭😭😭 stop being a damn coward and just love her. Burn down the kingdom and then run away <333 the mother leaving her behind at the end? Sure. Not surprising. But Jacquetta?? Nah that betrayal hurt me too

Rip Mathilde, you were a real one😪

And also gotta say that the one sex scene was so good imo😭