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The Expanded Family Life Cycle: Individual, Family, and Social Perspectives by Betty Carter and Monica McGoldrick

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2.0

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5(r)) by American Psychiatric Association

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1.0

Chasin' the Bird: A Charlie Parker Graphic Novel by Dave Chisholm

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informative mysterious fast-paced

3.0

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We Got the Beat by Jenna Miller

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This was a cute, YA, enemies-to-lovers book, where the characters truly feel and act like high schoolers. Good queer, non-binary, and fat representation across several characters. It’s an easy read and really encapsulates a lot of what makes high school hard: gossip and drama. The values of friendship and respecting everybody’s unique LGBTQIA+ coming out journey were done well.

I do wish the volleyball writing had been more descriptive, it felt like an afterthought despite being a central Topic. <<also, Forgiveness in this book came too easy for certain characters, in my opinion. I wish conflict had been explored between more than just Mackenzie and Jordan. I also wasn’t a big fan of the ending; I think it’s because I’m not a fan of a cheesy romantic gesture “fixing” everything but it fits the genre.>>

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Anxiety Is Really Strange by Steve Haines

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informative fast-paced

3.0

NOTE: I read it more critically because I’m a therapist.

Overall: a broad level introduction to physical and emotional experiences of anxiety as well as potential coping tools.

The “causes” section includes a few research errors, including conflating correlating phenomena regarding anxiety with “causing” anxiety. The following sections about emotions and potential anxiety-reducing tools are pretty solid. Easy to understand and visually appealing starting places to explore.

I’d seek out this illustrator/artist again but not the author

Misadventures of a Curvy Girl by Sierra Simone

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emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

I expected a this story to be a lot more queer and it is disappointingly, pretty straight. (Yes the men are in a relationship but there is not so much as a kiss between them. It’s largely focused on their bond over loving the same woman.)

Good rep for fat women and body positivity, good if you like straight sex/romances/poly relationships

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