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177 reviews

A Renaissance of Our Own: A Memoir & Manifesto on Reimagining by Rachel E. Cargle

emotional fast-paced

5.0

Here After by Amy Lin

emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

We Are Too Many: A Memoir [Kind of] by Hannah Pittard

reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Murder by Degrees by Ritu Mukerji

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Unboxing of a Black Girl by Angela Shanté

5.0

The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Black Girl Survives in This One by Saraciea J. Fennell, Desiree S. Evans

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.75

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself by Crystal Hefner

emotional fast-paced

5.0