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378 reviews

You're Embarrassing Yourself: Stories of Love, Lust, and Movies by Desiree Akhavan

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

just a solid memoir and lush bi representation :)
A Visitor's Companion to Tudor England by Suzannah Lipscomb

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informative reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.0

thoroughly enjoyed hearing about the cool buildings and ruins left from the Tudor times as I went to bed over the last week or so, especially hearing about local ones I've been to!!
How It Works Out by Myriam Lacroix

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adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I wanted to like this more than I did, some bits I was rocking with it and other bits I just wanted to skip so
Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez

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challenging informative sad tense medium-paced

4.25

I love reading horrible statistics!! 
Old Babes in the Wood by Margaret Atwood

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 6%.
not for me!
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

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

4.0

men
The Escape Room by L.D. Smithson

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

as an ex games master I was apprehensive going in but actually enjoyed it and by the halfway point I was sucked into it and liked the resolution
Go Lightly by Brydie Lee-Kennedy

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funny hopeful reflective relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

Solid 3 - just a fun easy read - it was just nice reading about a chaotic bisexual main character who likes vodka cranberry make some messy life choices 
Starve Acre by Andrew Michael Hurley

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Eerie and yet not as dark and twisted as I was hoping it'd be. Writing style at times just not clicking with my brain
Educated by Tara Westover

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

I can't remember who told me I should read this, but thank you to that person. Sometimes the writing would jump about a bit too much for my brain, maybe that was cause of the audiobook, but wow, what a tale of determination and strength