The Vague Reading Challenge - hosted by rachratesreads

A book with social commentary
The commentary doesn't have to be spelled out, the book can just be an allegory for a bigger issue
All books added
Know My Name by Chanel Miller

Know My Name

Chanel Miller

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty

Akwaeke Emezi

9 hours, 56 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee

Fake Dates and Mooncakes

Sher Lee

8 hours, 3 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance young adult funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

It Ends with Us

It Ends with Us #1

Colleen Hoover

376 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional sad medium-paced
Better Together by Christine Riccio

Better Together

Christine Riccio

12 hours, 59 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary fantasy romance young adult emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Not My Problem by Ciara Smyth

Not My Problem

Ciara Smyth

368 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ young adult emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix by Anna-Marie McLemore

Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix

Remixed Classics #5

Anna-Marie McLemore

8 hours, 33 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds

We Deserve Monuments

Jas Hammonds

10 hours, 22 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

Montague Siblings #1

Mackenzi Lee

10 hours, 47 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance young adult adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Once & Future by Cory McCarthy, A.R. Capetta

Once & Future

Once & Future #1

Cory McCarthy, A.R. Capetta

10 hours, 55 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction young adult adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced