Because You Love to Hate Me: 13 Tales of Villainy Edited by Ameriie

3 stars Overall, I enjoyed this collection. As with any book of short stories, there are going to be stories that really resonate with you and stories you don’t care about all that much. By far, my favorites in this book were Victoria Schwab‘s “Death Knell” and Samantha Shannon‘s “Marigold”. “Death Knell” was one of the most…

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The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl by Issa Rae

2 stars This book was okay. I don’t really know much about Issa Rae or her humor, but with blurbs like “You’ll laugh freakishly hard” and “A book ripe with insights” (also pretty sure the phrase you’re looking for is “rife with”) right on the cover, I was expecting more from this. I’m not sure…

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The Art of War by Sun Tzu, translated by Lionel Giles

4 stars In all honestly, I never realized how short this book was. I was looking for an audiobook that was under two hours to listen to while driving and stumbled across this book on some list on the internet. It seems like one of those well-known books everyone should read so I figured it…

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The Little Book of Queer Icons by Samuel Alexander

I have been a huge fan of all of the awesome biography list books that have become popular of late (Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women, The Little Book of Feminist Saints) so I was really excited to see one dedicated to LGBTQ icons. Great book for learning new things about…

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Darth Vader and Son by Jeffrey Brown

4 stars An adorably clever, fun read featuring Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker. Loved the artwork. The comics have great humor with a little sadness underlying most of them with later events in mind. A great book for those who enjoy parody and Star Wars. I don’t think you have to be an expert on…

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Helium by Ruby Francisco

4 stars A gorgeous, wonderful, thought-provoking book that has the reading running through a cycle of emotions. Great variety of style and topics with a fantastic way of putting thoughts into words. Francisco has a remarkable way of resonating with the reader and making them feel what he feels. While I didn’t agree with 100%…

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