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Manhunt

by Gretchen Felker-Martin

Finished 2022-04-15

This one was pretty challenging in some ways for me, as a straight, cis man—not because the cis men have become zombies, but because the life experiences I was reading about were vastly different from my own, and in some ways, unfamiliar or new to me and in others, just hard to hear about because I know how real some of that trauma etc is. The characters and the plot were novel and entertaining. I rooted for the protagonists and enjoyed their victories. I also appreciated some of the winks—I think some of the characters traveled through Derry, Maine (? maybe I misheard, listening on audiobook), and the terfs’ warship was named the Galbraith, an obvious nod to JKR’s pseudonym which I understand itself is a nod to a historical transphobe of some kind?

The narrator mispronounced Worcester, which is basically a crime for a book set in New England.
The One

by John Marrs

Finished 2022-04-07

This was a kind of exercise with a fun concept that was handled well from start to finish and managed to build a decent feeling of story arc despite the disparate casts of characters.
A Conjuring of Assassins

by Cate Glass

Finished 2022-04-01
Amatka

by Karin Tidbeck

Finished 2022-03-24
The Paris Apartment

by Lucy Foley

Finished 2022-03-14
UNSUB

by Meg Gardiner

Finished 2022-03-09
Get a Life, Chloe Brown

by Talia Hibbert

Finished 2022-03-06
The Wall

by John Lanchester

Finished 2022-03-02
Ruin and Rising

by Leigh Bardugo

Finished 2022-02-13
The Last Mrs. Parrish

by Liv Constantine

Finished 2022-02-05
The Winds of Khalakovo

by Bradley P. Beaulieu

Finished 2022-02-05
Wired for Story

by Lisa Cron

Finished 2022-01-31

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Strike Me Down

by Mindy Mejia

Finished 2022-01-21
Green Rider

by Kristen Britain

Finished 2022-01-13

This would be an unremarkable three-star book that blends into the broader Anglo fantasy genre except that it goes on these weird asides to advocate for monarchy and plutarchy. Nothing to do with the plot, except I guess as an intended red herring? And the primary “anti-monarchist” revolutionary never even says anything that’s wrong. But the protagonist still calls her “despicable” and then goes on a small rant about how her rich parents are self-made. It’s weird and unnecessary but I guess it is, like, the one thing in the book that stood out. The magic is unremarkable, the villain is generic. Blah.
The Cold Start Problem

by Andrew Chen

Finished 2022-01-09

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Manhunt

The One

A Conjuring of Assassins

Amatka

The Paris Apartment

UNSUB

Get a Life, Chloe Brown

The Wall

Ruin and Rising

The Last Mrs. Parrish

The Winds of Khalakovo

Wired for Story

Strike Me Down

Green Rider

The Cold Start Problem