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The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries #1: Origins by Julie Plec, L.J. Smith, Kevin Williamson

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 12%.
Fun while it lasted. I’m not really in the mood to finish it, though.
Just Your Local Bisexual Disaster by Andrea Mosqueda

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 6%.
20 pages in and this one just isn’t for me, or maybe I’m not into reading YA contemporary fic right now. Either way, the title is great, the cover is beautiful, and I know this is a needed book for teens nowadays. I’m sure I would have loved it when I was a teen.
Carmilla by Kim Turrisi

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 9%.
DNF at 20 pages. The writing style is way too simplistic and without much variety. It reads like the narrator is much younger than college-aged too. I’ll watch the web series, if I dive in at all.
When Life Gives You Vampires by Gloria Duke

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 9%.
DNFing because this isn’t the cute vampire romcom I thought it was :( and I’m really concerned with the way the main character talks about her body. Aaaand I don’t like the writing style. In 2024, I’m DNFing books without fear.
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.
got 50 pages in and decided it wasn't my thing. Maybe I'll revisit it, maybe I won't.
My Brother's Husband: Volume 2 by Gengoroh Tagame

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Sobbing over here about Yaichi’s growth, Mike keeping his promise to his husband Ryoji, Kana being a good girl, and all of the characters in between who made Mike’s visit to Japan so rich and complicated and lovely. Yaichi and his brotherhood with Mike mean everything to me right now.
My Brother's Husband: Volume 1 by Gengoroh Tagame

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

What the hell, this was so good 
Advanced Reader Copies & Beta Reads by Various

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8/2024: MGoMS by CW
9/2024: OVoR by BFK