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Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by adrienne maree brown

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challenging hopeful informative slow-paced

3.25

I sort of finished this book out of spite hahahaha I didn’t hate it by any means. I actually highlighted the shit out of it. But it’s definitely one where you take what you need and leave the rest. I took a lot from the first third of the book. Then I sort of…skimmed the rest. I think the work and knowledge of adrienne maree brown is IMMENSE and I truly learned a lot from this book. But I also struggled to connect dots at times and see where and how certain things made sense or tied in. I also thought it could have been about 70% of the length that it was. Overall I’ll def read more of her work! I do like what she stands for and educates on. And I’m SO happy she gave me more authors to really dive into to continue my on resistance work.
Lore Olympus: Volume Eight by Rachel Smythe

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Lore Olympus: Volume Seven by Rachel Smythe

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Lore Olympus: Volume Six by Rachel Smythe

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Lore Olympus: Volume Five by Rachel Smythe

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Lore Olympus: Volume Four by Rachel Smythe

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Lore Olympus: Volume Three by Rachel Smythe

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Lore Olympus: Volume Two by Rachel Smythe

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe

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adventurous dark emotional funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Enemies With Benefits by Roxie Noir

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Cute, quick read! A little repetitive in the language, but the story is fun.