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The Dragon's Bride by Katee Robert

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes

3.5

read this as research for a piece I'm writing and while I wouldn't have picked up human/dragon erotica otherwise, it was well written! more so than the other dragonfucker books I browsed. a fun, bizarre, horny read (compliment)
Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly

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emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

A very cute queer rom com about a bisexual woman and a nonbinary person who fall in love on a cooking competition show. 
Shades in Shadow by N.K. Jemisin

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

I feel like N.K. Jemisin loved the world she created in the inheritance trilogy so much that she had a hard time leaving it behind
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Salvador by Joan Didion

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challenging dark informative medium-paced

3.0

At its best when it focuses on the meaninglessness of governmental and bureaucratic language, but doesn’t take the opportunity to learn about Salvadoran people. I don’t think any are quoted who aren’t government officials. 
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Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No

3.0

Feels very much like a filler book to get all the characters and info in place for the next one.
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The Awakened Kingdom by N.K. Jemisin

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adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.25

Cute!
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I'm So (Not) Over You by Kosoko Jackson

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

I really enjoy Jackson’s voice but found the plot a little convoluted - I was never really sure why Kian and Hudson broke up in the first place or why they decided to get back together (besides being super attracted to each other).
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The Diving Pool by Yōko Ogawa

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challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

3 dark and disturbing novellas from Yoko Ogawa — loved the chlorinated vibes of the Diving Pool, was freaked out by the actions of Pregnancy Diaries, and left a little confused about what was actually going on in the most subtle of the 3, the Dormitory. 
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The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I really enjoyed this one - it might be my new second favorite of Moreno-Garcia’s (next to Silver Nitrate). This really immerses us in the Hollywood studio system and slowly reveals the mystery of what happened to Vera and Nancy. I do wish the characters had a bit more subtlety - that Vera was slightly less perfect, that Nancy was slightly less cartoonishly evil, and that we learned more about Joe. But the writing keeps us moving quickly and I had a fun time! 
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Queer by William S. Burroughs

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2.0

Wanted to read this after seeing Luca Guadagnino’s movie Queer and the first 3/4 is a really straightforward adaption but with a lot more pedophilia in the Burroughs version. I feel confident saying I’m a Burroughs hater.
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