The 2023 #SomethingBookishReadingChallenge - hosted by lipglossmaffia

A Book With An Ensemble Cast Of Characters
An ensemble cast should be two or more characters/voices. The sheer ability of authors to compartmentalize their characters and seamlessly create a story that gathers them all, in the end, is truly spectacular.
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Onyeka and The Academy of the Sun by Tọlá Okogwu

Onyeka and The Academy of the Sun

Onyeka #1

Tọlá Okogwu

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous fast-paced
The Golden Key by Marian Womack

The Golden Key

Helena Walton-Cisneros #1

Marian Womack

323 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical mystery dark mysterious slow-paced
The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor

The Late Americans

Brandon Taylor

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Tomorrow I Become a Woman by Aiwanose Odafen

Tomorrow I Become a Woman

Aiwanose Odafen

10 hours • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
What Happened to Janet Uzor by Miracle Emeka-Nkwor

What Happened to Janet Uzor

Miracle Emeka-Nkwor

234 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller young adult adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
The Three of Us by Ore Agbaje-Williams

The Three of Us

Ore Agbaje-Williams

192 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary tense fast-paced
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

Akata Witch

The Nsibidi Scripts #1

Nnedi Okorafor

368 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

Freshwater

Akwaeke Emezi

252 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Bitter Roots by C.J. Carmichael

Bitter Roots

Bitter Root Mysteries #1

C.J. Carmichael

310 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction mystery mysterious fast-paced
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

Black Sun

Between Earth and Sky #1

Rebecca Roanhorse

464 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced