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The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

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mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I love a good mystery, this did book was perfect.
The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali

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emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Friendship at its finest. Homa is a women after my own heart and so admirable. The author touched lightly on the history of Iran but mainly focused on the struggle of women. 
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 25%.
Library swooped it up before I could finish.
Where They Last Saw Her by Marcie R. Rendon

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dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Marcie Rendon is a go to author for me.  
A very good novel focusing on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and  women who are fierce, strong, and brave.
Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare by Megan Kamalei Kakimoto

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slow-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Fascinating and seductive story telling.
Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse

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adventurous slow-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I was glad to read a fantasy inspired by Pre-Colombian Americas. I was also very satisfied with the ending.
The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa

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tense slow-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

Is this book about the erasure of history in books, authoritarian government, or is it a look at dementia and old age?
A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas

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adventurous lighthearted slow-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

Fun! I’ll will continue the series.
German Girl by Armando Lucas Correa

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emotional sad medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

 Cried my eyes out!  I love books about generations.
The Bird Hotel by Joyce Maynard

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reflective sad slow-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

The tragedies of life! A woman finds herself in a magical place and tells of the people both good and bad that pass through her world of healing.  As for appropriation, I’m not a fan and I will not read an author that does so. This author in my opinion, writes from the perspective of an outsider.