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Aisle Nine by Ian X. Cho

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adventurous funny tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake

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emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Biggest disappointment of the year. I just… didn’t believe their whole dynamic, especially with the fact that ONE OF THEM LEFT THE OTHER AT THE ALTAR THEN CONTINUES TO BE AN ASSHOLE. And we’re supposed to believe that the one left should feel guilty about… being kind of cold now and “not really seeing” her partner back then? Also the way I cringed every time she made the Black best friend say “baby girl” which was many, many times. Hopeful for the next AHB, but this one was not it.

3 stars for the vibes and making me feel feelings, regardless of what they were.
Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett

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adventurous emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

Love a slow burn romance. 
Shut Up, This Is Serious by Carolina Ixta

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emotional reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A love letter to Oakland and a hate letter to trashy dads/dudes, with a couple sweet ones mixed in. Every character in this felt very real. 
The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue

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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

4.0

Unhinged in the best way. Also the friendship vibes were top notch. 
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Such a fun, delightful surprise. I might be in love with Emily Wilde. 
Love Poems for Married People by John Kenney

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dark funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

3.0

The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raasch

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adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

So cute. The perfect little queer holiday romance. Audiobook narration 💯. Don’t think about it too much. Cute cute cute. 
Ghibliotheque: An Unofficial Guide to the Movies of Studio Ghibli by Michael Leader, Jake Cunningham

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informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

Medusa by Katherine Marsh

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0