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Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey

7 reviews

tangleroot_eli's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
A fun, fast read that needed more of everything to really make it stick. Feels like a book that, when I'm reviewing my 2024 reading list in December, I'll think, Oh yeah, I read that, but I won't be able to tell you much about it.

For anyone else thinking, "This was a good but underdeveloped idea," I highly recommend Charlotte Nicole Davis' Good Luck Girls duology. It treads many similar themes and gives them much more room to breathe. https://app.thestorygraph.com/series/2450
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clynns's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

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toffishay's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective tense 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

3.5

Really interesting short read with a powerful message about community and identity. It could have been longer, I wanted to know more!
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hullomoon's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced

4.5

I love how this story wraps up nicely but still leaves an open endness that felt like there was plenty of the world left to explore
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thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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bookishminna's review against another edition

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adventurous 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? Yes

4.0

i really liked this book! each character felt so distinct and real. i took a star off because 1) i felt the character relationships were a little rushed and 2) there were two characters who were with the group the entire time and had no dialogue, characterization, or even interaction. they were the group's "mission" so to speak, in that they had to be taken somewhere, and it wasn't really necessary for them to interact with anyone, but i do wish that they'd gotten a bit more "screen time"

all in all, incredibly fun read that dove more deeply into themes of homophobia, abuse, chosen family, healing, and morality than i honestly thought possible in a novella format. kudos to sarah gailey for such a well-rounded novella!

favorite quote:
"She had seen a man decide that she deserved to die. And she had killed him for it."
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mryshells's review

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adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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