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Hate Follow by Erin Quinn-Kong

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I really liked the premise but I felt the execution wasn’t there! It was all very surface level and felt very YA without actually being good YA. 
What She Said: Conversations About Equality by Elizabeth Renzetti

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dark hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

Thanks Libro.fm and McLennan and Stewart for the ALC. 
like most essay collections I thought that some were much stronger than others. While most of the content wasn’t ideas I am unfamiliar with, I did enjoy the focus on Canadian events and politics. I also liked the memoir aspects of the essays. I felt like otherwise this didn’t add much to the feminist literature. The last essay/epilogue which was a relatively uncritical look at Taylor Swift did the opposite of tie the book together for me.  
Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 18%.
Took too long of a break and now I can’t remember the plot so I’m going to have to restart this at some point! 
Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Grey Bees by Andrey Kurkov

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emotional funny hopeful informative reflective slow-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

Truly, Madly, Deeply by Alexandria Bellefleur

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funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The Verifiers by Jane Pek

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

4.0

Sugar, Baby by Celine Saintclare

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dark funny slow-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

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How It Works Out by Myriam Lacroix

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challenging dark emotional funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I think I enjoyed this? It was so weird. I don't know if it was good for my brain to read this. Some parts were like reading someone's intrusive thoughts in detail. Please read the content warnings! Don't blame me if you hate this please, I definitely would understand!
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Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

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emotional funny informative fast-paced

4.5