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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

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adventurous slow-paced

3.5

you can tell that collins wrote this after the original trilogy. as much as I love the lore and world-expanding details, I feel like it was a bit excessive at times. i found myself skipping passages and becoming impatient for the actual games.
Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 8 by Gege Akutami

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny fast-paced

4.0

really enjoyed the flashback to when gojo and everyone were students too!!
Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 7 by Gege Akutami

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adventurous dark tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

megumi slayed i forgotten how much i love his character
Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

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3.0

if this was about a mother and daughter, or father and daughter, i definitely would have liked this more
Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 5 by Gege Akutami

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adventurous fast-paced

3.5

slayed
Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 6 by Gege Akutami

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

3.5

hell yeah it's great to be back
Ten Trips: The Reality of Psychedelics by Andy Mitchell

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adventurous informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

Like other books written in this style, I was met with a memoir when I wanted a blend of both anecdotes and factual information. Ten Trips certainly attempts to meet this request -- except it could have done with some editing down. Dense blocks of text prompted me to skim and skip large portions.

Ten Trips is an interesting memoir, perfect for those who like their facts submerged in dense anecdotes and plenty of detail.
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Bunny by Mona Awad

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

3.0

 This novel is definitely overhyped, but despite saying that I still enjoyed it. Tiktok told me that this novel focused on a cult: that the members refer to each other as 'we' and 'Bunny'. Whilst this is true, it is not to the extent that Tiktok makes it out to be. The hype also fails to mention that that aspect is only a fraction of the novel. In reality, Bunny is a novel that racks inside the psyche of our narrator, set against a prestigious American college with a sprinkle of cult indoctrination. It carries themes of reality vs illusion, female friendship and mental health.

Overall, I think Bunny would make a really interesting film but I find the novel itself mid. I am, however, looking forward to Awad's newest novel Rouge as I now know what to expect from Awad and her writing. 
I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea

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adventurous dark inspiring 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

5.0

I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me is easily my best read of 2023. This is a book about feral girls with god complexes set in the cutthroat world of Parisian ballet. Shea's debut will seize you by the heart and leave you craving for more.

If you read one book this year, PLEASE make it this one.
Other Names for Love by Taymour Soomro

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slow-paced

2.5

thought i'd pick this up on the whim. I seek for these themes in novels about mother-daughter relationships, so why not try my hand at father-son ones?