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266 reviews

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee

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reflective medium-paced

2.5

When the best thing you can say about a book is that is was sometimes relatable, it really isn't all that great. 
Maybe I have a bad case of "I could have done that" but I have those thoughts in my head every day and I never considered them interesting enough to try to monetize. 
12 weeks of therapy is nothing and it feels irresponsible and harmful to just push it out there before making a meaningful progress. 
Sorry that happened to you or congrats I guess. 
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

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hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

I am a simple man, a Robot says my life doesn't need a purpose to have a meaning, I weep. 
A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.
We get it, he had a pencil dick.
Przebudzenie Lewiatana by James S.A. Corey

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Did not finish book.
18 year old in a tight space suit is all I needed to know
Real Jobs by Lenia Lenient

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

5.0

Prophet Song by Paul Lynch

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 31%.
There is a genocide going on and fascism is on the rise I cannot enjoy a speculative on something that's already happening you know
Dark Mind by Val Neil

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4.5

Let me just say Kolya would not need any magic to bed me

/On a serious note I loved this book I found it so interesting and funny too I had a lot of fun and would be excited to get back to reading it what an experience 
The Teras Trials by Lucien Burr

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

4.5

I know with monster hunting and dark academia it's easy to become tropy or repetitive and I'm so glad that I can still find something intriguing and fresh in my favourite microgenre. I couldn't stop reading it and I was thrilled to see what happens next. The world building was brilliant, pacing was great, and I found the characters multidimensional and intriguing. I'll be looking out for anything the author writes. 

Disclaimer 1: I got an advanced reader copy 
Disclaimer 2:
I am Catholic so how could I not lose my mind at a confession booth sex scene
Paradise-1 by David Wellington

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.
I was intrigued by the premise and I enjoy the plot. However, I think we have enough of cop protagonists and I cannot get over the light-hearted "they tried to kill us (3 people) so we kill them (an entire colony of civilians sleeping)".
I hope to return to the book, but this held me up long enough that I will not be able to give a meaningful arc review. Sorry.