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A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

So exciting!!! The audiobook is great, the narrators really bring the story to life. Lots happening on multiple fronts, super interesting characters with their unique viewpoints and the mythology and world is amazingly deep and diverse. Will definitely continue this series!

Content Warning: Everything by Akwaeke Emezi

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

2.5

Not for me. There were a couple of poems that spoke to me but generally speaking this style isn’t something that works for me.

Waltz With Bashir: A Lebanon War Story by David Polonsky, Ari Folman

dark fast-paced

4.0

The Sky on Fire by Jenn Lyons

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

Arc review 

A gripping read from start to finish. I haven’t read a dragon fantasy heist book quite like this before, the rich and complex world feels wholly unique to me. Although the story is jam packed with action and tension, the pace and world building are balanced. I was amazed at how much information Lyons manages to drop so naturally into the story. 

I love the main character and most of the other integral characters. They contain multitudes and feel like real people. This found family is a super relatable group doing things we all in the ordinary world wish we could be doing. Minus the traumatic pasts, some of the things in this book are quite dark. Despite that, the story has an almost whimsical feel and the interactions between characters have humour. 

There’s great LGBTQIA+ representation and the queer normative society Lyons has created is something we could learn from. At least in this regard, not necessarily the oppressive dragons (although some dragons would be nice 🐉). The romance in this book is MOSTLY sweet and off the page.

All in all, a wonderful fantasy book. I will be thinking about this world a lot. It has that magical feeling that makes you want to jump in and explore.

Nykynoidan käsikirja by Kuparikettu

informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.0

The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World by Antony Loewenstein

dark informative medium-paced

4.5

Super informative and infuriating. We are all accountable.

Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.5

Great sapphic romance! Fun, sweet and emotional. Shifting through past mistakes and sorrows with a lovely friend group.