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She Gets the Girl by Alyson Derrick, Rachael Lippincott

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hopeful 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? No

5.0

Outsider by Jade Du Preez

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dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

Outsider touched base with so many hard topics, gender identity, sexuality, mental health. I could really connect with one of the main female characters Ana, the way she felt tormented by the loss of her mother, and by her history.

This book also enlightened me to unregistered people in Japan, coming from Australia this is not something I was aware of and I’m glad to have learnt about it, and the author had great article recs at the end of the book.

This book made me cry a lot. The story was good, it jumped between multiple POVs, but it really hurt my soul: it was a heavy read. I would recommend being in a good headspace before reading

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