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I absolutely adore this story! It is such a positive and thoughtful tale of people coming together, protesting, and refusing to back down before a difference is made. It's incredibly challenging to get an ensemble cast this vast to work, but the author does. Each character feels real and lived in, as if they are all people you know. It is full of amazing representation of different races and sexualities. I absolutely would recommend this book to anyone!

This was an incredibly fun read! It was lighthearted and light in topic, sort of a beach read for Star Wars nerds. If you are looking for a pretty straight forward romance set with a Star Wars backdrop, look no further. The characters are really well fleshed out and developed and the word is lovingly described.
I know this book is in many ways a marketing ploy for the new park, but as someone who enjoyed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, I know sometimes a marketing ploy can lead to a fun story. There's nothing groundbreaking here. It doesn't have the brilliant social commentary of other Star Wars novels like Bloodlines or the exploration of morality like Dark Disciple. It doesn't add to the lore of Star War, but if you want a relaxed read that is pure bubble gum fun, look no further. Summer read for nerds and I enjoyed it

This book was absolutely stunning! One of my favorite reads of the year Sarwat Chadda crafted a beautiful tale of a Muslim American teenager, struggling with loss of his brother and intense responsibility he feels to be there for his parents. The story is gorgeous and captivating! I never wanted to put it down. It carried me from emotion to emotion, and left me with a deep warmth. I would absolutely recommend this to anyone

I love Pride and Prejudice and this retelling so perfectly captured the feeling of the original while updating it. I love this take. I love using part of the cannon and doing an own voice story of being black in America. It was gorgeous, romantic, and lovely. The writing was lyrical. I laughed and Awwwwed out loud

I made it 65% of the way done, but I could not finish this. I really loved the first 100 pages! It was such an interesting world and I loved the framing narrative of everything told in a prayer to the god of this story. I appreciated the religion the author developed.
After page 100 it fell flat for me. I think the decision to richly establish side characters and then abandon them for far more poorly drawn side characters was strange. It was hard to feel connected to the new side characters as quickly as the story required. I felt the same way about the establishment and very quick removal of one of the major antagonists. It was such a strange choice. The book felt split into two parts in a way that really left it hard to engage with the second half.
The writing of women in this book was fairly uneven. I didn't love how often the main characters period came up, again it seemed another strange choice.
The main thing was that the plot after about 100 pages in seemed to meander in a way that didn't make sense. A lot of the moments that should be tense felt lacking in tensions.
Honestly, there was a lot of really good and interesting ideas, but some plotting choices and pacing issues that detracted too much for it to work for me.

This was a captivating and important read. I am so excited that a YA romance centered on a non-binary character exists. The gender exploration in this story was wonderfully handled. I found story hard to put down and read it in two days because I just wanted to know how things would go. It was lovely.
The exploration of mental health was also really well done. The depression was effective to the point that I could feel the weight of it. The one major problem is in the depiction of the therapist. There are several problematic aspects to how therapy is depicted in this book. First, while we get to see several therapy session on the page, there was a lack of understanding of how therapy should go. If a real therapist started without doing informed consent, only bringing it up when they had to, they would (or at least should) lose their license. There were also times when the therapy techniques were presented in harmful ways. These stood out to me as a therapist in training. However, I do appreciate the effort made her to de-stigmatize therapy.

Overall with the minor problems above, this story is infinitely readable and important. I loved it.

This book is alternate recent political history (yes I'm talking 2016) in the best possible way. It was both a fluffy and brilliant queer romance and a vision of a better world that tackles real problems we are currently facing. I love this, I can't say enough how much

This was a delight! If you like superheroes, friendship and happiness, read!

This is a book worth reading and rereading. It's definitely one to return to and think over. Mr Miracle is an exploration of mental health and the big existential questions through the lens of a story alternating between big cosmic conflicts and the everyday of life. Tom King remains one of my favorite writers, and his work and ideas draw me back over and over. Mitch Gerads work is haunting and beautiful. There is a fascinating duality in this work that will make you want to discuss it with everyone

This was an interesting, timely urban fantasy about being Black and the power of a voice told through mythological creatures (like sirens). This book is a powerful tale involving the current Black Lives Matter moment with fantasy elements. The creatures are interesting. The magic is definitely something I want to know more about.

The pacing was a bit off in places, especially at the beginning. I was also occasionally confused about how the magic worked in this world.

Overall it's a good story and one well worth supporting! Pick it up

It's hard for me to put into words how powerfully I love this book. It is not an easy read, but it is a meaningful and engaging read. I just finished listening to the audiobook (brilliantly voice acted). I was completely drawn into the world and characters. I felt as Ender felt. I cried deeply and felt a dull ache. It was the kind of book that bothers you in exactly the right way to make it unforgettable and an instant favorite. I love this novel.

This was incredibly hard to read and painful, but worth it. I learned a ton from this work. Farrow is an incredible writer bleeding with empathy and passion for the subject. I also cried quite frequently. If you are up to going to some dark places, you will learn a lot

This book was incredible! If you are a fan of Loki, queer representation, Victorian London, is murder mysteries here is a combo of all four! The writing is gorgeous. It's captivating start to finish. It explores the ideas of identity and toxic masculinity through the lens of the Loki character and his interactions with different societies that don't fit comfortably with him.
It was truly funny, romantic and heartbreaking.
Fits well with the MCU cannon as well.
I wholeheartedly recommend

I stayed up waaay too late finishing this. It was just impossible to stop reading. The story is gorgeous and heartbreaking in the best way. The characters are incredible. I've never read anything like it. As soon as it comes out this August, get on it! You need this book in your life

This series continues to be endless fun and sweet. I love the mantra throughout the book of “good people get involved.” It was wonderful

I love the inclusive story telling but ultimately I wanted so much more from these characters. I may check back in to see how it goes as it progresses

I love love love love love this adaption! It was incredibly fun to see the characters in this medium and revisit the start of it all!

This book was so incredible! It was captivating from line 1 through the many fantastic twists and turns! It was fully immersive in the world of the time. The characters were wonderfully realized. The romance was stellar. It explored class, race, queer identity through the lens of the depression era. I was stunned start to finish. I need everyone out here reading it!

I love the friendship between these two in the comics. This one especially brings out their mutual amazing detecting in fun ways. Short but fully entertaining and worth the read

This was a wonderful book exploring often untold histories. It's a very brief overview of these 23 people, so I would recommend as a jumping off place to learn more (and the notes at the back provide sources to go into more depth with). It's a quick and easy read with a heavy emotional punch.

I had to do reading sprints to finish this one. it had a strong start but the second half of the book was deeply frustrating. I understand using fiction to illuminate problems in the world but a balance is important. if story is completely sacrifice on the alter of social commentary, than it will never live as strong in the mind as a well told story that changes you.

It's often incredibly hard to follow up a successful book, but Weir succeeded. I would say, it's a slower start than the Martian, but by the time you hit the second half twist, it's petal to the metal all the way to the end. The characters were amazing. It was full of a diverse crew of characters. I loved it!

I loved loved loved this! It's the cracking wise fast talking spidey of my childhood in a story that is sometimes hilarious and meta, and other times incredibly moving. I love it. The last issue in the volume was especially moving

This comic was joy itself. I love how lighthearted and funny it was. A wonderful all ages appropriate comic with some of the best characters

This book was the best kind of emotional rollercoaster! I laughed a ton, felt sympathy anxiety, and cried. It was pitch perfect throughout and painfully relatable. The characters were fantastically realized and lovely. The format of emails and texts doesn't always work for me, but here it was flawless