Tag: woman protagonist

• The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin

  

  This series is picking up momentum with a looming Final Fantasy-esque existential threat from the moon.

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  July 1, 2022

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  dystopian, fantasy, N.K. Jemisin, POC protagonist, POC-authored, read in 2022, sci-fi, woman protagonist, woman-authored

• Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh

  

  Easily my least favorite book that I’ve read in 2022 so far.

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  June 7, 2022

  Books, Fiction

  book club books, Ottessa Moshfegh, read in 2022, slogs, woman protagonist, woman-authored

• The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

  

  I liked this book much more than the other N.K. Jemisin series I tried, but I still wasn’t convinced until the big narrative twist.

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  June 3, 2022

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  dystopian, fantasy, N.K. Jemisin, POC protagonist, POC-authored, read in 2022, woman protagonist, woman-authored

• A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

  

  An ultimately skippable Christmas episode of a book whose main utility is resetting the stakes for the next installment.

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  April 30, 2022

  Books, Fiction

  fantasy, read in 2022, romance, Sarah J. Maas, woman protagonist, woman-authored

• Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

  

  Thoroughly original, deeply funny, and surprisingly moving.

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  April 7, 2022

  Books, Fiction

  fantasy, made me cry, read in 2022, sci-fi, science fantasy, Tamsyn Muir, woman protagonist, woman-authored

• A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

  

  Still reading and complaining about Sarah J. Maas.

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  April 1, 2022

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  fantasy, read in 2022, romance, Sarah J. Maas, woman protagonist, woman-authored

• A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

  

  For some reason I bought the second A Court of Thorns and Roses book after hating the first.

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  March 26, 2022

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  fantasy, read in 2022, romance, Sarah J. Maas, woman protagonist, woman-authored

• A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

  

  Beauty and the Beast meets Saw meets Twilight meets entirely too many em dashes.

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  February 25, 2022

  Books, Fiction

  fantasy, read in 2022, romance, Sarah J. Maas, woman protagonist, woman-authored

• Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

  

  Daisy Jones & The Six is a fun, fast read with powerful women characters.

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  February 20, 2022

  Books, Fiction

  fake documentary, music book, quick reads, read in 2022, Taylor Jenkins Reid, woman protagonist, woman-authored

• Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

  

  An emotionally challenging read, worthwhile for readers of any gender.

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  February 4, 2022

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  Torrey Peters, trans books, woman protagonist, woman-authored