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Himawari House ~ Harmony Becker
Himawari House ~ Harmony Becker
Rating: 5/5
This graphic novel is super adorable, the story of Nao, a Japanese American woman returning to Japan for a year to learn her parents’ language and uncover her heritage. She lives in Himawari House, a house where people can rent a room and live in a communal setting, and typically filled with foreigners. Nao has no trouble making friends with Hyejung and Tina, two girls from Korea and…
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The Adventure Zone: Crystal Kingdom Vol. 4 ~ the McElroys and Carey Pietsch
The Adventure Zone: Crystal Kingdom Vol. 4 ~ the McElroys and Carey Pietsch
Rating: 5/5
Lots of character development, lots to enjoy in this series. At times, The Crystal Kingdom felt a bit more chaotic and, despite containing more information, slower than the others in the series, but overall I still really enjoyed the book.
Starting with Candlenights, a McElroy brothers’ classic holiday event, and quickly evolving into their standard search and recover mission to…
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Black Girl, Call Home ~ Jasmine Mans
Black Girl, Call Home ~ Jasmine Mans
Rating: 4/5
Black Girl, Call Home is a short and densely packed exploration of black womanhood written in the cadence of spoken word poetry. I listened to this on audio, and Mans’ reading of this is powerful and conveys the importance of what she’s saying with a rhythm that’s hard to resist. At times her reading lulled me to zone out, but then brought me back again with the intensity of the…
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The Galaxy and the Ground Within ~ Becky Chambers
The Galaxy and the Ground Within ~ Becky Chambers
Rating: 5/5
The final installment in the Wayfarers series, this is a triumphant and quiet conclusion. Chambers has crafted a novel that holds some amount of anxiety for the characters dealing with unprecedented situations, and somehow also made it cozy and compassionate. It is so clear to me that Chambers cares about each of her characters and how they interact with other species. TGatGW shows…
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Run: Book 1 ~ John Lewis
Run: Book 1 ~ John Lewis
Rating: 3/5
This sequel series picks up on the timeline where Lewis left off with his last trilogy, showing readers the political aftermath following the Selma voting rights campaign. The information in this book is heavy at times, filled with the political happenings at the times and describing Lewis’ and others’ involvement in elected offices.
This book was harder for me to get into than his…
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The Four Winds ~ Kristin Hannah
The Four Winds ~ Kristin Hannah
Rating: 3/5
I’m not sure I totally got what all the hype was about with this book. It definitely got better towards the end, as events escalated, but overall I found this book to be far too slow-paced for my liking. Historical fiction set in the Great Depression, Hannah follows the story of Elsa from her young adulthood through marriage and well into motherhood. The decisions she had to make…
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Nubia: Real One ~ L.L. McKinney with Robyn Smith
Nubia: Real One ~ L.L. McKinney with Robyn Smith
Rating: 5/5
I adored Nubia, the comic book about a young teenager with superpowers, and two moms who try to help her find her way. Nubia has a couple of close friends, and is still figuring out who she is and who she wants to be. McKinney and Smith do an excellent job of having Nubia’s story unfold over time, giving readers bits and pieces to nudge towards understanding the big picture while…
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While We Were Dating ~ Jasmine Guillory
While We Were Dating ~ Jasmine Guillory
Anna Gardiner and Ben Stephans have delightful chemistry in the course of this romance. She’s an actress, he runs the ad campaign that she’s staring in. They meet for drinks after work one day, and she’s captivated by his kindness. He’s not startstruck, which she finds to be refreshing and often unusual. She’s used to finding herself in situations where she gets used for the benefit of…
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A Carnival of Snackery ~ David Sedaris
A Carnival of Snackery ~ David Sedaris
Rating: 3/5
I have a love hate relationship with David Sedaris. Always have, and probably always will. I continue to find myself drawn into his books, appreciating and respecting his forwardness. Simultaneously, I also find myself really disliking some of the comments he makes, as he is not above putting people down for their differences. It can be hard to put my finger on at times, but his…
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And Now I Spill the Family Secrets ~ Margaret Kimball
And Now I Spill the Family Secrets ~ Margaret Kimball
Rating: 5/5
Who wouldn’t be drawn to this illustrated memoir with a title like that? It’s also delightfully black and white, using the contrast to build up the underlying feeling of tension and secrecy. Then jumping into the book, it’s clear that this family is one with the kind of drama that can only come from years of not communicating effectively about big family matters, and Kimball is…
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Huda F. Are You? ~ Huda Fahmy
Huda F. Are You? ~ Huda Fahmy
Rating: 5/5
Funny and well written, Fahmy covers her high school identity crisis as she tries to pinpoint who she is. Fahmy based her whole personality around being muslim and wearing the hijab, so when she starts wondering who she is, she struggles through trying out different attitudes and behaviors to find one that feels like it works. On top of that, she’s going through other normal…
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Remote Control ~ Nnedi Okorafor
Remote Control ~ Nnedi Okorafor
Rating: 2.5/5
I have read and loved other Okorafor novels, particularly Akata Witch and Akata Warrior, but this one wasn’t as magical for me. I found the story line dragged on, and I didn’t find myself connected with the characters. Sankofa is our protagonist, a child that is somewhat feared by those in the surrounding villages because of her connection to Death. Word quickly spreads that she’s…
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Passport ~ Sophia Glock
Passport ~ Sophia Glock
Rating: 5/5
What’s different about this coming of age graphic novel is that Glock’s childhood was mysterious. Going through the normal changes of puberty is complicated by the fact that she didn’t know what her parents did for work or why they were in different countries in Central America. She moved a lot as a kid, and wasn’t sure why she moved. She didn’t speak Spanish when she was thrown into…
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The Love Hypothesis ~ Ali Hazelwood
The Love Hypothesis ~ Ali Hazelwood
Rating: 5/5
I picked this book up on a whim from my library when I saw it on the shelf one day. I needed a lighter read, and my eyes happened upon this one. HOLY COW. I’m so glad this was the one that I picked up. I didn’t realize how badly I needed a really nerdy romance novel set in academia. Hazelwood’s writing is so fast paced, and the fake dating trope with a teacher was so fun that I…
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All the Feels ~ Olivia Dade
All the Feels ~ Olivia Dade
Rating: 4/5
A dramatic romance from author Olivia Dade of Spoiler Alert. This tale unfolds the beginnings of the romance between Alex, an actor on a hit TV show God of the Gates who has recently been arrested for punching someone at a bar, and Lauren, an ER therapist switching jobs in the midst of burnout. Both of them are facing their fair share of troubles in their work life and seeking…
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Forget Me Not ~ Alix Garin
Forget Me Not ~ Alix Garin
Rating: 5/5
A sweet and moving graphic novel of remembering. Clemence breaks her grandmother out of her nursing home to take her away from it all and give her one last adventure where she knows she’ll feel loved. In doing so, Clemence faces the struggles of a successful road trip, from having enough money to gas to knowing the directions for where they need to go. But she has to do it for her…
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