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The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House by Audre Lorde
informative
reflective
5.0
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Renée Watson
challenging
emotional
inspiring
5.0
Shatter Girl by Shay Miranda
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I fell in love with Jude and Aubrey instantly. Some parts of the plot felt a little confusing but relationship was so fun and beautiful, which is why the ending stung so much (and felt a little sudden)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Murder
The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Boring. Such a slow ascend to the climax and when it hit I wasn’t intrigued because the plot was easy to figure out. I also hated the ending.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, and Murder
Stealing Time by Tilia Klebenov Jacobs, Norman Birnbach
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
I can’t lie when I say I found this book incredibly underwhelming. Too much time was spent on plot development and the climax took 80% of the book to get to. It felt like all the pertinent information was left to the end and the ending itself was pretty confusing. I didn’t enjoy this.
Karaoke Queen by Dominic Lim
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
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? Yes
5.0
This was such a lovely story of self-rediscovery and being true to who you are. I totally understand Rex’s fears of revealing his Drag persona and I was glad that the various facets of the queer experience were shown; love and blatant support, love expressed as fear that led to rejection, a different form of familial love through a drag mother, and love as a gay man but not as a drag queen.
Paolo was also the perfect book boyfriend. He was patient, he was sweet, willing to help and also funny. Plus, I love a man who pines 😭 that speech at karaoke? SO ROMANTIC! I can see this helping so many queer boys and drag queens out there who need this story of triumph despite the hate that may be geared towards them.
Paolo was also the perfect book boyfriend. He was patient, he was sweet, willing to help and also funny. Plus, I love a man who pines 😭 that speech at karaoke? SO ROMANTIC! I can see this helping so many queer boys and drag queens out there who need this story of triumph despite the hate that may be geared towards them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, and Abandonment