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What You Wish For by Katherine Center
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
3.5
So much drama, more than I would expect from a Center romance.
Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes That Dot Our Planet by Geo Rutherford
5.0
Love Geo and her art, her research, her work in general.
All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
dark
emotional
sad
tense
4.0
You get absorbed but it is so so so so so sad.
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
5.0
Incredible! Also more of what I wanted All the Colors of the Dark to be, that one was so so sad with no joy. This has joy between the sorrow.
Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way to Think About Abortion by Gabrielle Stanley Blair
hopeful
informative
inspiring
5.0
Will buy, will quote, will have my kids read portions now and the full thing before they graduate high school. Will recommend to everyone.
Life's Too Short by Abby Jimenez
4.5
My favorite of her books so far, just some weird ideas on adoption that I wish she talked to adopted adults about first.
Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science by Jessica Hernandez
challenging
4.0
Important science and very important cultural information for learning more about and how to consider the ancient and ongoing work and care of indigenous folks for the environment, even when displaced.
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
A favorite read this year. What if we were fully honest with others and ourselves.
The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez
3.5
I like that they got to harder hitting topics but it still languished in the middle.