This is chef kiss and the backmatter is just excellent. Besides the obvious CWs for racism, White supremacy, and racist violence, heads up for my fellow emetophobes out there that one of the characters has routine motion sickness!
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mxrumphius rated The Wallflower Wager: 4 stars
The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare
They call him the Duke of Ruin.
To an undaunted wallflower, he's just the beast next door.
Wealthy and ruthless, …
mxrumphius rated Boys in the Back Row: 5 stars
mxrumphius rated Black Flamingo: 4 stars
Black Flamingo by Dean Atta
Michael is a mixed-race gay teen growing up in London. All his life, he’s navigated what it means to be …
mxrumphius rated Howl's Moving Castle: 5 stars
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
As the oldest daughter, willful, outspoken Sophie knew that her life could lead to nothing but mistakes. When her father …
mxrumphius rated From the Desk of Zoe Washington: 4 stars
From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
Zoe is working to prove to everyone around her that she is worthy of being on Food Network's Kid Bake …
mxrumphius rated Dancing at the Pity Party: 5 stars
mxrumphius rated Poppy's Return (Poppy, Book 5): 4 stars
Avi: Poppy's Return (Poppy, Book 5) (2006, Recorded Books)
Poppy's Return (Poppy, Book 5) by Avi
this is a book about a dumb daisy flower on the web that wilted. Its name:"Protected DAISY".
mxrumphius reviewed Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang
Review of 'Superman Smashes the Klan' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
mxrumphius reviewed Baloney and Friends by Greg Pizzoli
Review of 'Baloney and Friends' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
This is extremely charming but also I find it like existentially disturbing that the protagonist is named for a mechanism of murder specific to his species??
mxrumphius reviewed Our Friend Hedgehog by Lauren Castillo
Review of 'Our Friend Hedgehog' on 'Storygraph'
3 stars
This is very sweet and is clearly going for strong Winnie-the-Pooh vibes.
mxrumphius reviewed Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang
In his latest graphic novel, New York Times bestselling author Gene Luen Yang turns the …
Review of 'Dragon Hoops' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
This is not the most important thing about this book, but THAT BACKMATTER THOUGH! Those endnotes! Such a dream chef kiss
mxrumphius rated Wonder Woman: 4 stars
mxrumphius reviewed The Diviners by Libba Bray (The Diviners, #1)
Seventeen-year-old Evie O'Neill is thrilled when she is exiled from small-town Ohio to New York …
Review of 'The diviners' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
This book scared the living daylights out of me but the audiobook is so well done I couldn't stop listening!
mxrumphius reviewed The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, …
Review of 'The Tale of Despereaux' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
When I first read this as a teen, I would've given this 5 stars hands-down! I remember the audiobook being excellent. Rereading it now, though, not all of it holds up as well for me as I'd hoped. This reading would've been more like 3 stars for me, so I'm averaging it at 4.