Media - April 2017

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Books

37. Serve Yourself: Nightly Adventures in Cooking for One by Joe Yonan -- 2 stars (Non-fiction; food)
38. How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids by Jaycee Dunn -- 4 stars (Non-fiction; self-help)
39. Difficult Women by Roxane Gay -- 4 stars (Fiction; literary) (50books_poc)
40. An Unseen Attraction by K. J. Charles -- 4 stars (Fiction; romance)
41. That Game We Played During the War by Carrie Vaughn -- 4 stars (Fiction; sci-fi)
42. In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan -- 3 stars (Non-fiction; health)
43. The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan -- 2 stars (Non-fiction; health)
44. Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie -- 4 stars (Non-fiction; advice) (50books_poc)
45. Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow -- 4 stars (Non-fiction; biography)
46. The Kitchn Cookbook: Recipes, Kitchens & Tips to Inspire Your Cooking by Sara Kate Gillingham-Ryan and Faith Durand -- 4 stars (Non-fiction; food)
47. Budget Bytes: Over 100 Easy, Delicious Recipes to Slash Your Grocery Bill in Half by Beth Moncel -- 4 stars (Non-fiction; food)
48. Why Don't Students Like School?: A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom by Daniel T. Willingham -- 3.5 stars (Non-fiction; science)
49. An Alphabet of Embers edited by Rose Lemberg -- 3.5 stars (Fiction; fantasy) (50books_poc)
50. The Witch Queen's Secret edited by Anna Elliott -- 2.5 stars (Fiction; fantasy)
51. Blank Spaces edited by Cass Lennox -- 4 stars (Fiction; romance)
52. Finding Your Feet edited by Cass Lennox -- 4 stars (Fiction; romance)
53. The Convergence of Fairytales edited by Octavia Cade -- 3.5 stars (Fiction; fantasy)

Graphic Novels/Comics

19. Strobe Edge Volume 7 by Io Sakisaka -- 3 stars
20. The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances by Matthew Inman -- 3 stars
21. Orange: The Complete Collection Volume 1 by Ichigo Takano -- 4 stars
22. The Wicked + The Divine Volume 4: Rising Action by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, and Matt Wilson -- 2 stars
23. Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat! Volume 1: Hooked On A Feline by Kate Leth et al -- 4 stars
24. Mockingbird Volume 1: I Can Explain by Chelsea Cain -- 3.5 stars
25. She-Hulk Volume 2: Disorderly Conduct by Charles Soule, and Javier Pulido -- 3 stars
26. Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat! Volume 2: Don't Stop Me-Ow by Kate Leth et al -- 4 stars
27. Jem and the Holograms Volume 2: Viral by Kelly Thompson et al -- 3 stars

Books: 17
  non-fiction: 9
  literary: 1
  sci-fi: 1
  romance: 3
  fantasy: 3
Manga/Comics: 9
50books_poc: 3

Movies

10. Beauty and the Beast (April 4) -- 3 stars

Ahhh it was so pretty. I could sit here and like criticize the messages it sends about gender and relationships but there are already a million Beauty and the Beast thinkpieces online and honestly I had a good time. 3 stars

11. Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (April 12) -- 4 stars

I cried like eight times; so glad this had a happy ending. Also I've got to watch more movies with Konkona Sen Sharma, she was incredibly charming here. 4 stars

Television

Be Arrogant 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.04, 1.05, 1.06, 1.07, 1.08, 1.09, 1.10, COMPLETE.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine 3.12
Cardcaptor Sakura 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08, 2.09, 2.10, 2.11
Emerald City 1.06
Powerless 1.06, 1.07, 1.08, 1.09
Riverdale 1.09
The Great British Baking Show 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.04, 1.05
The Outstanding Woman 1.01