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The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo

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

4.75

I loved this story. Incredibly silly fox-as-humans shenanigans, heart-tugging, evocative. 
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Butts: A Backstory by Heather Radke

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informative medium-paced

4.0

Outlawed by Anna North

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adventurous dark emotional sad 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

4.25

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

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dark emotional sad 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? No

5.0

I guess I’m a horror girlie now. 
Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner

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adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

Oh how I yelled when I realized this wasn’t a duology. 
Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman

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adventurous emotional funny tense 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? No

4.0

It was the romance that made me like Seraphina, but it was the friendships that shone in this sequel. 
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life by Ed Yong

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informative medium-paced

3.0

Reasonably interesting, but I don’t love the pathologization of autism and fatness. The audiobook narrator was pleasant to listen to. 
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The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher

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dark funny tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Not my favorite T. Kingfisher book, but I loved Bongo and Foxy. 
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

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

4.0

Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

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dark mysterious tense 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

4.0