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82 reviews

Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.5

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

4.0

The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.0

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement by Tarana Burke

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Adaptation by Malinda Lo

emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Rape

Mythos by Stephen Fry

adventurous funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century by Alice Wong

informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

reflective slow-paced

3.0