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Native Son
by Richard Wright

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Good but devastating. You see the prosecution of a black man that really meant no harm. You can also see the difference between the value of the white female body vs the black female body.

How Lucky
by Will Leitch

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I enjoyed the story and the message to be grateful and enjoy life. The writing style from time to time lost me. But overall enjoyed it.

Be Dazzled
by Ryan La Sala

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I didn’t know that I needed a crafting, cosplay love story in my life until I picked this up. Ryan created just as vivid of a world as he did in Reverie.

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
by Elle Cosimano

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I enjoyed the story and the characters. It kept me from wanting to put the book down. Can’t wait for the next book in the series

Black Girl Call Home
by Jasmine Mans

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Inhaled this in one sitting and can’t wait to go back and savor it.

Later
by Stephen King Books

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This story was also good. The little boy was like the boy in six sense. I remember laughing about the kid getting sick in the first ten minute of the book. The boys special ability were used by the adults in his life. His mother to help her career. And he helps the cop with a case. And the way he found about his mother abuse by his uncle this book kind of upset me the end about the abuse the brother did to his sister.

Tender Is The Bite
by Spencer Quinn

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In this one, Chet (and Bernie) take on a case of missing persons (and a missing ferret) involving shady politicians, their unpleasant neighbor Mr. Parsons, the aforesaid ferret, a race horse in training, a nasty police detective, a miniature golf range, and a bomb in a cave. Pretty good, and, of course, Chet's take on things is just hilarious.

Artificial Condition
by Martha Wells

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This is the second novella in the Murderbot Diaries series and a re-listen for me. I just can't seem to get enough Murderbot. In this one, Murderbot has left Dr. Mensah and Preservation Station aboard a bot-driven transport, heading for a mining facility where it had once been assigned to try and find out what terrible thing happened that caused it to hack its governor module. On the way, it meets ART, a sentient Deep Space Research and Teaching Vessel, then contracts to protect three humans who are determined to do something dangerous - though it would rather just be alone with its media to binge serials. I love the interaction between Murderbot and ART, as well as the growth of the Murderbot character. The world building is complex, dealing with corporate greed, political corruption, and interstellar happenings, but it's easy to follow, which is a testament to Wells' storytelling skills. The books are queer and diverse and just full of wholesome, positive representation, and it's wonderful! They are also hilarious at times, gut-wrenching at others, but it's the character of Murderbot that makes this series so special. Is it concerning how much I relate to a cyborg that calls itself Murderbot?

Dear Senthuran
by Akwaeke Emezi

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I’d read Akwaeke’s grocery list. I knew from past books that they are an incredible writer, but this memoir went above and beyond in vulnerability and language.

Rise To The Sun
by Leah Johnson

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Leah has a way of immediately bonding a reader to a character. I fell in love with Toni and Olivia’s love story, and the music festival backdrop was just an added bonus.