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Loathe at First Sight | Suzanne Park
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Overall, this book didn‘t live up to my expectations but I was able to enjoy some parts of it.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2020/09/30/review-loathe-at-first-sight/

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Anxious People: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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This was my first book by Fredrik Backman and I was not disappointed. I didn‘t have any expectations going in and this book ended up taking me for a ride. There were a lot of twists and turns that I did not see coming. I didn‘t know that this book was a little bit of a mystery so I ended up being pleasantly surprised.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2020/09/13/review-anxious-people/

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So first off I just want to say that it is incredibly refreshing to read a book about mythology that isn‘t Greek. I know very little about African/African American mythology so it was fun to learn about it through reading this book.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2020/07/24/review-tristan-strong-punches-a-h...

heikemarie In YA, Children of Blood and Bone has great inclusion of African mythology. For MG, I‘d recommend the Akata Witch series by Nnedi Okorafor. For an adult fantasy, Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James is awesome. (edited) 4y
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Opposite of Always | Justin Reynolds
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This was such a fun YA book!

I absolutely loved the premise. The time loop aspect was so interesting. I liked how you saw the consequences to Jack‘s actions throughout every go around.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2020/06/30/review-opposite-of-always/

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Walk with Wings | Tenne Edwards
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The book is divided into 5 sections each with its own theme. My favorite was Monsoon Love, which was the shortest section but it was filled with love poems. I have a thing for romantic poems. I am such a sucker for them. A lot of poems from this section reminded me of Michael Faudet and Lang Leav‘s poetry.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2020/06/18/review-walk-with-wings/

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This was an interesting collection of personal essays. As with many essay collections, I liked some of them, but didn‘t like others.

This book is a pretty typical account of a millennial woman in New York City so there wasn‘t anything ground breaking or new about it. That being said I did relate to the author quite a few times.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2020/06/17/review-good-things-happen-to-peop...

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This novel in verse goes through Marilyn‘s entire life, starting from when she was a kid to a few weeks before her death. All aspects of her life are explored, painting a stunning portrait of this complicated woman.

As for the poems themselves, some of them were amazing but some fell a little flat. A novel in verse is harder to write, so that is forgivable.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2020/06/16/review-beauty-mark/

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I‘ve never read a collection by a performance poet before, so it took a little getting used to at first. But once I got the hang of it, I loved it! Just reading the poems on paper doesn‘t do it justice. I actually ended up watching some of her performances on YouTube, including a few of the poems from this book. She really is a talent!

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2020/06/08/review-somebody-give-this-heart-a...

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Catherine House: A Novel | Elisabeth Thomas
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I know not a lot of people liked this book, but I oddly liked it. It‘s not going to be an all time favorite of mine, but I was satisfied with it.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2020/06/07/review-catherine-house/

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Superman Smashes the Klan | Gene Luen Yang
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Overall, I really recommend this graphic novel. Its message is an important one, especially in today‘s times.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2020/06/05/review-superman-smashes-the-klan/

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