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This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon by Melissa L. Sevigny

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adventurous hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

To be reviewed after BookTube Prize wraps up.

Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan

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challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Built from the Fire by Victor Luckerson

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dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

To be rated after BookTube Prize concludes.

We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America by Roxanna Asgarian

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emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This is a gut punch!

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Doppelganger by Naomi Klein

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challenging dark hopeful informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.5

Running Like a Girl by Alexandra Heminsley

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informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.0

Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino

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funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

4.75

Love this… may bump to a 5-⭐️ but I need to let the story steep a bit.

Lean Your Loneliness Slowly Against Mine by Klara Hveberg

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emotional hopeful reflective 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

3.5

I will admit, some of the was mirroring events in my life, but I struggled to feel any sympathy for Rakel.

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A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy by Nathan Thrall

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emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

There’s an interview that swirls in my head every time we see/hear of a kid being killed, or a hospital bombed. The person expressed lack of empathy saying “they’re not people,” and I’m repulsed. I also realize how I would be a horrible journalist.

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