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Sere From the Green by Lauren Jankowski

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

Belle Révolte by Linsey Miller

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

 There were a lot of good ideas of this book, but it really needed another pass through an editor to come together. Some parts were really good, some parts were weaker, and there was a lot that was disjointed. For example, the transitions between scenes got needlessly confusing. I liked the magic system, but it was never clearly explained, and there was a lot that we were still learning about it right up until the end of the novel. I think it should have been explained and consistently stayed in that boundary. I never got a solid explanation of how it worked, and this would be needed for the plot to make sense. Honestly, I mostly enjoyed reading it, because of both the genuinely good ideas.

One of the two main characters (Annette) is biromantic asexual, and this representation was pretty good! It wasn’t a major focus, but it did touch on things I don’t typically see brought up in representation, like how asexuality and female gender expectations intersect. 
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Fourth World by Lyssa Chiavari

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace

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inspiring sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

Portrait of a Wide Seas Islander by Victoria Goddard

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adventurous reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

A Snake Falls To Earth by Darcie Little Badger

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hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

The Cloud Roads by Martha Wells

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adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

Bones of Green and Hearts of Gold by K.A. Cook

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
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  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

 I loved the representation in this anthology! Every story focused a particular issue an aromantic person might face, and they were all really well thought out. There were several that made me see an issue in a new way—and I’m already pretty well versed in the aromantic community. I loved how aro allo perspectives were highlighted, because so often aro aces are the only ones who get representation. There was also a lot of attention paid to aro-spectrum people who use microlabels, trans aros, and autistic aros. Overall, I liked most of the stories. There were a couple were it wasn’t super clear what was going on, but most did a good job exploring a particular theme. Favorite stories for representation: “The Pride Conspiracy” and “Those with More”. 
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Not Your Villain by C.B. Lee

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

The Redoubtable Pali Avramapul by Victoria Goddard

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adventurous tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0