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372 reviews

A Man and His Cat, Vol. 1 by Umi Sakurai

emotional funny lighthearted 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? No

5.0

Crying in the club

Cat + Gamer, Volume 3 by Wataru Nadatani

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

Cat cat cat cat cat cat cat

Cat + Gamer, Volume 2 by Wataru Nadatani

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

CAT CAT CAT CAT CAT CAT CAT CAT CAT

She and her Cat by Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

Very cute interwoven Japanese stories about cats and their owners. I love cats so much.

The Cat and the City by Nick Bradley

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

Pros: cats! A cute comic section. Intertwined short stories.
Cons: a LOT of short stories. Some not as fun or not as interesting or samey.

Cat + Gamer, Volume 1 by Wataru Nadatani

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

adorable, but could have fit more chapters in this volume!!

Peach Pit by Kristel Emma Buckley, Molly Llewellyn

challenging dark medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved every single one of these short stories! I think them being from different authors helped, as they all had different styles and voices.

More unhinged women pls x

Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World by Kelly Jensen

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Some nice essays in here for a teens intro to feminist ideas, but a lot of reprinted texts instead of new ones.

Docile by K. M. Szpara

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

All that work. All that work to get Alex out of his system. And he crawls right back to him with 'i miss being your docile'. This was a 5 star read until that point. Ffs. Ruined the book 

XX by Angela Chadwick

emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

read this in one evening, which for me at the moment is usually impossible! I was gripped from start to finish. I think it was very realistic, but I was slightly let down by the ending - I'm not a fan of epilogues where it says what happened in the last few years.

I also think trans couples and non-binary couples could have been touched on, and Rosie/Jules needed more friends. Where were their collection of queer pals? Or even straight friends (other than Anthony?)