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241 reviews

Priestdaddy: A Memoir by Patricia Lockwood

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

Baby by Annaleese Jochems

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

Because Venus Crossed an Alpine Violet on the Day that I Was Born by Mona Høvring

reflective medium-paced

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

I Fear My Pain Interests You by Stephanie LaCava

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

We All Loved Cowboys by Carol Bensimon

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

A stunning novel following Cora and Julia, two former lovers/best friends who return home to Brazil go on a road trip. This book is reflective and revealing. From the first page I knew I was in love with the voice and couldn't wait to see how the story unfolded

The perfect mixture of present, past, urgency, and motives

This has immediately become one of my all time favorites and I will be recommending it forever to those who are looking for "hot girl" or "sad girl" or "gay girl" lit especially because latina voices are so often missing in those spaces

The Seas by Samantha Hunt

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Mona by Pola Oloixarac

dark emotional funny reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual content

Gentlemen Callers by Corinne Hoex

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

Four Minutes by Nataliya Deleva

dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25