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358 reviews

The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy: What Animals on Earth Reveal about Aliens – and Ourselves by Arik Kershenbaum

informative slow-paced

3.5

Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this book truly does not hesitate to throw you in at the deep end with no help in sight. but by god if you don't drown you're in for one HELL of a ride 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

Minor: Child death and Suicidal thoughts

The Membranes by Chi Ta-wei

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

dude.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Medical trauma

Moderate: Confinement, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Cannibalism, and Murder

Wicked Weeds: A Zombie Novel by Pedro Cabiya

dark fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.5

fun concept and story structure, but the various threads just didn't pull together as well as i'd hoped in the end, and the writing of the 3 female chars left a lot to be desired

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death

Minor: Body horror, Gore, Racism, and Blood

Salt Fish Girl by Larissa Lai

dark reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

This is a story about stink, after all, a story about rot, and how life grows out of the most fetid-smelling places...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Confinement, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Bullying and Toxic relationship

The Reanimator's Soul by Kara Jorgensen

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault and Forced institutionalization

The Heartbeat of the Universe: Poems from Asimov's Science Fiction and Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2012–2022 by Emily Hockaday

hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

FIELD NOTES by Lola Haskins.... oh my GOD get his ass!!!

The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu
Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.

just not the vibe i'm in the mood for rn 

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Sexual content

Moderate: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Classism

Minor: Racism and Car accident

Jumpnauts by Hao Jingfang
Did not finish book. Stopped at 46%.

man i just do notttt have the tolerance for ancient aliens conspiracy theories 😭 not even in fiction 😭😭😭 probably would not have picked it up if i knew that was what the whole story revolved around.