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The Memories We Made: Remembering Us: Part I of II
Cara Dee
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Immortal Dark
Tigest Girma
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Audition for the Fox
Martin Cahill
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Michelle Alexander
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This one wasn't built to be something I enjoy. I tend to dislike things a majority of people refer to as "funny". This was entertaining and it did well at what it was designed to do. I am not opposed to giving it one more as I have been told the second book is the make or break for whether someone enjoys the series. Also, this is somewhat reminiscent of the tone of Yahtzee Croshaw's Jacques McKeown series beginning with Will Save the Galaxy for Food if folks are looking for similar vibes.
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Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1)
Matt Dinniman
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This wasn't my favorite in this series. I never really connected strongly to our MCs and found this story to be a little repetitive with the internal conflict. The difference in socioeconomic classes between our MCs and internal worth was our main issue, and I find that to be... not very compelling even if it is understandable. Still enjoy the author in general, but a tad flat here.
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Wingman Score (For Puck's Sake, #5)
Crea Reitan
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Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club
Benjamin Alire SĂĄenz
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This is a good introduction to this topic, but it is also somewhat of its time given all of the changes in society since its publication in 2010. In a post Freddie Gray, post George Floyd, post COVID time, there is a significant amount of additional consideration for the topics highlighted. That's not to say this book isn't good, but that it is more frozen in its moment. Still a useful starting point that maintains relevance so long as it isn't also a stopping point.
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Michelle Alexander
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Shots on Net (SCU Hockey, #1)
J.J. Mulder
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