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The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye by Briony Cameron

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

A fun adventure story, but felt lacking in depth. Many characters felt so perfect and perfectly diverse, that it was a bit unbelievable. And sometimes felt too modern for the historical period, in a way that brought me out of the story. Some truly unbelievable moments as well.. Jacquotte’s character flaws were so blinding and made it frustrating to root for her when you saw her walking blithely towards disaster. I wanted more nuance and a bit more time devoted to character development.

If you’re looking for a fun, pirate romp, then this is a good one. But nothing more.

Thanks to Atria Books & Netgalley for my advanced copy.

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The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt's New World by Andrea Wulf

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adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced

4.75

You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World by Ada Limón

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

3.75

my favs:
you must be present, by josé olivarez

eat by joy harjo

rabbitbrush by molly mccully brown

mouth of the canyon by traci brimhall

there are more ways to show devotion by hanif abdurraqib

night shift in the home for convalescents by carolyn forché

hackberry by cecily parks

walking the land by paul guest

heliophilia by aimee nezhukumatathil

to little black girls, risking flower by patricia smith

Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

the way i cried so much at the end 😭😭😭 got me in my feels! what a romantic story but also so dark, intense and action-packed.

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A Lady's Guide to Scandal by Sophie Irwin

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Quite fun and was so juicy at the end.

Land of Smoke by Sara Gallardo

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challenging dark inspiring medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

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The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 42%.

It’s soooo masculine and nothing has happened.

Yeah, he killed a man but somehow that’s been made BORING?!

Like give me some action! Isn’t this a spy book? I’m confused. And also pages of explanation or like.. smart asides and observations. Which are sometimes clever and thoughtful, but the descriptions are overwrought to me. I just didn’t care and everything felt so tedious.

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