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Us Against You by Fredrik Backman
5.0
I had impossibly high expectations for this book after reading the first one. It exceeds every one.
The Score by Elle Kennedy
2.5
I’m starting to think that Elle Kennedy just spins a wheel and is like “huh that sounds like a good plot point” because WHAT did I even just read?
I genuinely don’t have anything else to say. The last third of the book was some of the most chaotic things I have ever read.
Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin
2.0
The concept of this book sounded unlike anything I’d ever read. And it was. But not in necessarily a good way.
A disease that wipes out cis men and leaves womxn to rule the earth? Alright I’m intrigued. Exploration of how something like would impact the trans community and stoke the rage of TERFs? Okay yes, I’m in.
Egregiously detailed depictions of violence against womxn both by other womxn and the men who are no longer recognizably human? No thank you. Continuous suffering seemingly just for the sake of shock factor? I’m out.
I’m not sure how a book that seems like it’s going to be about womxn triumphing over decades of misogyny and patriarchal archetypes during an apocalypse turned into one of the most anti-womxn pieces of media I’ve ever consumed.
Purchased for the cover, seriously let down by the content.
Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan
5.0
This book was one big “oof”. And I mean that in the absolute best way. Every page is visceral experience.
The romance, the tension, the characters, the writing style, the perfect encapsulation of every emotion… I have no notes. This one is perfection and I just want more.
Please check the content warnings for this one though. It deals with some very heavy topics and, while they are beautifully handled, this one is far from a light read at times.