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Sex with Kings by Eleanor Herman
Did not finish book. Stopped at 35%.

Y'all. I don't think I can do this anymore. This reads like, a Hollywood blinds blog, and while that was fun for the first few chapters it got stale exceedingly quickly. And I am somebody who loves both hot gossip and history. There just wasn't any substance to the arguments being made.

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Some horror is gross. Some horror is genuinely harrowing. This manages to be both, in true horror classic fashion.

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

dark emotional hopeful slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

Crier's War by Nina Varela

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

Reading this felt like reading a high-fantasy Webtoon. Couldn't tell you why.

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe

challenging dark informative fast-paced

5.0

The Will of the Many by James Islington

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

All I know is that I know nothing. What in the world did I just read.

Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Do You Take This Man by Denise Williams

emotional lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon

emotional lighthearted slow-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

3.0