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273 reviews

The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonora Reyes

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Ellie Engle Saves Herself by Leah Johnson

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

Pageboy by Elliot Page

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself by Marisa Crane

4.5

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense 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

3.75

 

The only thing that really took me out of it was the romance between Domingo and Atl. Didn't work for me at all.

Bi: The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality by Julia Shaw

funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.25

Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.5

The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey Into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

challenging informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

For me, PERSONALLY, this wasn't a book I could easily follow. It was informative, but I wasn't able to absorb a lot of it.