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517 reviews

Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

3.0

The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The Attic Child by Lola Jaye

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

Confess by Colleen Hoover

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

From the Hood to the Holler: A Story of Separate Worlds, Shared Dreams, and the Fight for America's Future by Charles Booker

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

All the White Friends I Couldn't Keep: Hope–and Hard Pills to Swallow–About Fighting for Black Lives by Andre Henry

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Finding Me by Viola Davis

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Blood Sugar by Sascha Rothchild

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0