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Mislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire

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adventurous medium-paced

3.0

To escape serafina they were willing to bargain with time to stay or get back to where their hearts were. 
The Changeling by Victor LaValle

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challenging mysterious medium-paced

3.75

A mysterious and self discovery rollercoaster perfectly describes this book. The metaphorical writing pulls you into the story. 
Shutter by Ramona Emerson

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dark medium-paced

5.0

I love when a book title matches the content within the book. 
Lone Women by Victor LaValle

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

4.0

This book shows how lone women band together to try to get away from what is haunting them or seemly haunting them. The story and the dedication to life from the characters is something that will always sit with me. 
Blanche Passes Go by Barbara Neely

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adventurous challenging inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Wow. She did it again. This is an author that I am so sad I found after her death. This whole series means so much to me. The last chapter of this book has to be in my top five of endings. This was an excellent and important way to end a book. Showing that ignorance does not have to linger, once you know the information, it is on you to fight back! Fight back for others. 
I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea

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challenging dark mysterious 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

4.5

What a great dark spin on that swan movie I watched awhile back. This is cautionary tale of what will you for your passion and how far will you go to maintain it. 
The Wishing Pool and Other Stories by Tananarive Due

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

4.25

There are some stories that I really enjoyed. The story about the children who were waiting on their mother during a war like situation reminded me of Palestinians today and it was emotional for me to read. The story about about ghost ships felt like a story about determination. The story about the girl who wanted to be more and watching her mom have kid after kid triggered me. I remember being anger on the expectation on older siblings to raise younger children. The story about lost of time and eluding to mental health concerns broke my heart. 
Blanche Cleans Up by Barbara Neely

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adventurous challenging medium-paced

5.0

Blanche Among the Talented Tenth by Barbara Neely

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adventurous challenging funny medium-paced

5.0

The Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

5.0

He did it again! I mean Uncle Rick! You truly crack me up. When Rick recreated an app (tinder) for satyrs and the constant way he informed the reader that ADHD and dyslexia really impacts executive functioning. I just loved the humor and how we got back into this world. I can’t wait for book two and three because this was just what I needed right now. I started today and I finished reading this book today.