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Hoodoo by Ronald L. Smith

3.0

-want to write a review later-

The Conference of the Birds by Ransom Riggs

4.0

Shoplifter by Michael Cho

2.5

it was okay. that's it, that's all i have to say.

The World of Lore: Dreadful Places by Aaron Mahnke

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.0

this one was maybe my least favorite? that's not to say i didn't like it, though.

Archival Quality by Ivy Noelle Weir

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.5

i liked it!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.75

i read this for the LGBTQIA+ book club i'm a part of! i don't normally gravitate towards science fiction so it's always nice to be pleasantly surprised. 
i was not expecting the turn the book took. like, at all. wild

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Cultural appropriation

Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.25

this is probably my favorite of the series. (so far. i don't remember the others and i haven't read the last one yet.)

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I read this in 2017 and gave it 5 stars. I'm lowering it to 4 now. I still like it, but since I'm 25 now and not 19, maybe I'm not as much its target audience anymore? Don't get me wrong - I still love the actual story and the characters, but 

Jacob taking on his grandpa's ex via sloppy seconds is totally mind boggling to me and kinda ick. I love that Jacob even said it was basically like incest and then just... went along with it? Like okay bro lmfao.

Good Girls: A Story and Study of Anorexia by Hadley Freeman
Did not finish book. Stopped at 39%.

this book was going great until the chapter "mothers and the woman problem" wherein the author is suddenly spouting TERF rhetoric and being blatantly transphobic. as someone with an eating disorder AND gender dysphoria, the two are NOT the same. being trans is NOT the new anorexia, as freeman puts it. transphobia is NOT self harm. this section was so unneeded and definitely a way for her to spew TERF ideology. 
i'm so glad i don't buy books and instead borrow this from the library bc i would be so pissed if i bought this.

Lumberjanes, Vol. 20: End of Summer by Kat Leyh, Shannon Watters

adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

i'm gonna miss this series. was super cute 🫶🏻

although, the fact that hes

pulled artemis, a whole ass greek goddess, is kind of funny but also weird to me. artemis is like billions of years old and hes is like at most 17? wild.