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castorstarr

They/them. I'm a big fan of magical realism and morally gray/villainous main characters, I read a lot of YA, and I like books that I could write an essay on.

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LGBTQ+ Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Level 2
Sapphic Across Genres
Reading...Tenderly, I Am Devoured
My Taste
The Starless Sea
The Darkness Outside Us
Long Live Evil (Time of Iron, #1)
The Charm Offensive (The Charm Offensive, #1)
Carry On (Simon Snow, #1)
  • Nomi x Shiba, Vol. 1 (Volume 1) (Nomi x Shiba, 1)
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    ah yes, the best way to stay closeted to your potentially homophobic crush is to fake gay date them

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  • The Honey Month
    castorstarr
    Jun 30, 2025
    3.5
    Enjoyment: 3.0Quality: 3.0Characters: Plot:
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    This was a different sort of read for me. I like the concept of the exercise itself- trying a new honey a day, and letting it inspire a piece of writing. However, somehow it nearly never seemed to reach a flow state. Part of that is because the actual review of the honey feels so casual and unapologetically inelegant that the prose after it always feels a bit forced. My favorite stories were the Little Mermaid inspired one, the talking crows, and the blurry woman

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  • Dream On, Ramona Riley
    castorstarr
    Jun 30, 2025
    3.5
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 3.0Characters: 3.5Plot: 3.5
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    Can the next book be about Leigh please

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  • The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol. 4 (The Summer Hikaru Died, 4)
    castorstarr
    Jun 30, 2025
    4.5
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 4.5
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    Well, that's certainly one way to test a hunch.... I feel like this is a transitional book- the author said the first three were "slice of life", setting up the characters and their relationship, and the next arc was about solving the mystery of "Hikaru" and the town. Due to that, this felt a bit more like scene setting than getting us anywhere concrete in the narrative. That's not a bad thing- I'm looking forward to some cool reveals!- but it was a bit slower than normal. However, there were quite a few interesting freaky moments, and I'm looking forward to seeing what the heck happens now that there's someone else on their trail.

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    castorstarr set their yearly reading goal to 200

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    castorstarr's 2025 Reading Challenge

    98 of 200 read
    A Treachery of Swans
    Embrace the Serpent
    Casters and Crowns
    Rewind to Us
    Kindergarten Wars, Vol. 1
    Raymond Chandler's Trouble Is My Business (Pantheon Graphic Library)
    The Last Ferry Out: A Novel
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    castorstarr wants to read...

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    Every Step She Takes

    Every Step She Takes

    Alison Cochrun

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