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  • Bad Gays: A Homosexual History
    cowboyemoji
    Jun 15, 2026
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    not the best, not the worst. i think this book is a little confused about its premise and some sections seem to have less thought put into them than others, but still a mostly entertaining read. personally i found the interjections of flavor commentary to be pretty funny; would've been a far worse experience without it

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    The Night Circus

    The Night Circus

    Erin Morgenstern

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  • Lose You to Find Me
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  • Squad
    cowboyemoji
    Nov 27, 2025
    2.0
    Enjoyment: 1.5Quality: 2.5Characters: 1.5Plot: 3.5
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  • Squad
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    Jun 14, 2026
    1.5
    Enjoyment: 1.5Quality: 1.5Characters: 1.0Plot: 2.5
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    It isn’t too often that I finish a book and think, ā€œWow, that was actually bad,ā€ but that’s exactly what I thought at the end of Squad.

    The premise is nothing short of delicious; a dark queer supernatural teen drama is one of my guilty pleasures. But the execution of Squad sated nothing. It only left me hungrier than before.

    The author opened so many thematic doors but stepped through none of them. Tokuda-Hall could have explored feminine rage and revenge, diet culture and eating disorders, internalized misogyny and toxic female relationships, racism, homophobia, r*pe culture, and morality/vigilantism. Instead, we see only shallow glimpses at these topics that are never developed or brought to fruition. There was no nuance in either storyline or character development. So many of these characters were just awful with no redemption. And the world building left a lot to be desired as well.

    But at least I didn’t suffer long — it only took about an hour to get through Squad. I generally enjoyed the artwork, especially the werewolf scenes. This graphic novel is also featured in two quests here on PB, so it’s an easy (and quick) way to progress towards some badges. But I definitely would not recommend it on its own merit, and I think that says a lot.

    ā€¼ļø CW: ED, comments about clothing size, attempted SA, violence (including murder), racism, homophobia/lesbophobia, complicated mother-daughter relationship

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    I Wrote This for Attention

    I Wrote This for Attention

    Lukas Gage

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  • Hi Honey, I'm Homo!: Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture
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    Jun 14, 2026
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  • Hi Honey, I'm Homo!: Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture
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  • Hi Honey, I'm Homo!: Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture
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  • AI Take Over: Kindle Unlimited vs Kobo+

    As someone who frequently reads 10+ books a month and has Libby holds out the wazoo, I love(d) how I could access (and support) a lot of indie authors work through KU and Kobo+. However, as generative AI quickly became more accessible and less easily detectable, it seems like KU is now absolutely over run by AI generated materials. Just today I picked up 3 different books that were either written by a VERY amateur writer or generated by AI and it seems like I run into those types of books more than actually decent written stories. It’s honestly gotten to the point where I am seriously thinking about canceling my KU subscription.

    That being said, while I have Kobo+, I really only use it for audiobooks and manga, and find the app not very user friendly šŸ˜…. Due to this, I don’t know if Kobo+ also has an issue with AI generated works flooding the market. Has anyone had issues with that?

    A part of me wants to press for mandatory AI disclosures on these and related book platforms, but I know corporations have as many morals as a mushroom (though that might be slightly unfair to mushrooms) and don’t care as long as they see a profit. And more books mean more opportunities for profit šŸ˜”

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    Listening Woman (Leaphorn & Chee, #3)

    Listening Woman (Leaphorn & Chee, #3)

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  • Yesteryear
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    Thank you for Clementine, Samuel, Stetson, Jessa, Junebug, and the little angel we haven’t named yet.

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    ^ the way my face is gonna be stuck reading about this woman by the end of this book

    half of these names are fairly common albeit very stereotypically christian but JUNEBUG and STETSON?? it's so spot on, it hurts. what's everybody's bets on what she'd name the new baby? i'm putting $200 on mary or neveah.

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    It Gets Better . . . Except When It Gets Worse: And Other Unsolicited Truths I Wish Someone Had Told Me

    It Gets Better . . . Except When It Gets Worse: And Other Unsolicited Truths I Wish Someone Had Told Me

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    Hi Honey, I'm Homo!: Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture

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