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Hippolyta S.

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Marc Bernardin, Ariela Kristantina, Bryan Valenza: Adora and the Distance (Paperback, 2022, Dark Horse Books)

Review of 'Adora and the Distance' on 'Goodreads'

This was beautifully told and I definitely cried a little (a lot). I didn't expect this book to be about Autism, but I'm glad that it is. I saw myself in Adora, and saw the girl I used to be, maybe even the girl I still am. I realize that I don't need to leave the worlds I've created and visited in my head behind. They don't need to die. This story made me realize I can still hold onto these worlds and escape back to them when I need to be free of the real world, even if just for a little while.

Ram V, Filipe Andrade: The Many Deaths of Laila Starr (Paperback, 2022, Boom! Studios)

Humanity is on the verge of discovering immortality, which means the avatar of Death is …

Review of 'The Many Deaths of Laila Starr' on 'Goodreads'

Beautiful and enchanting, and gave me a new outlook on life. I'll probably cry about this book later when it really hits me. It was behind excellent.

Yugo Limbo: Be Kind, My Neighbor (2022, Silver Sprocket)

It’s 1973, the town of Baths, cozy middle-of-nowhere American heartland. Traveling musician Wegg rolls in, …

Review of 'Be Kind, My Neighbor' on 'Goodreads'

Wow wow wow! So excellent, vibrant, and heart wrenching! I fell in love with all of the characters, the story, and the art. Despite the themes, I was really touched by this story and couldn't stop reading it once I started! I will definitely be picking up a physical copy ASAP!!!

Yah Yah Scholfield: On Sundays, She Picked Flowers (2022, Yah Yah Scholfield)

When Judith Rice killed her mother, she thought she put an end to the woman's …

Review of 'On Sundays, She Picked Flowers' on 'Goodreads'

linking this here for the laughs, sure, but also because in a shorter term it explains how I feel about this book .

I won't try and take up TOO much time since I am very sleep deprived and fresh off the highs of reading this book... but it was stellar.

THIS is what I mean when I say I want to see bold, imaginative, and creative works. This is what I mean when I say I want to see representation of queer black women in literature.

This work pulses with life, love, and felt so TANGIBLE and REAL as I read. I literally played this out like a movie in my head. I could see it so clearly, felt the emotions... the rawness, the reality of the plot, the words, the characters. This resonated with me, as someone who has a difficult relationship with his mother; as a queer …

Review of 'Warriors' on 'Goodreads'

Really good and gave further, great insight on the inner workings of ShadowClan and how their values were different and confirming my thoughts on the Clan themselves and how they're willing to do some whack stuff in order to gain power/seem powerful.

Mariko Tamaki: This One Summer (Hardcover, 2014, First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press)

An unforgettable summer. Rose and her parents have been going to Awago Beach since she …

Review of 'This One Summer' on 'Goodreads'

It was overall pretty good, albeit a bit boring and slightly confusing to follow at times, but overall enjoyable as a coming of age story. Tough issues that we never really tackle or understand as a kid, y'know?

Erin Hunter, James L. Barry: Warriors (2019, HarperCollins Publishers)

Review of 'Warriors' on 'Goodreads'

Once again, an excellent look behind the thoughts and actions of a well known dissenter within the newer series. Definitely pulled at my heart strings and I came to better understand the character's intentions and thoughts and feelings years after having only seen the outside perspective as well as having been a child during that time.

Erin Hunter, James L. Barry: Warriors (2020, HarperCollins Publishers)

Review of 'Warriors' on 'Goodreads'

Deeply and emotional and thought provoking! I didn't expect those things when I went into reading this, but it touched my heart and reminded me of why I love Feathertail as a character so much. Great addition to the series and amazing to see the added context and expansion of character relationships and development.