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Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake

emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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

Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier

adventurous challenging emotional 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? No

4.5

Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

• 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? Yes

2.0

Baking It Merry by Samantha Chase

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

Off Menu by Oliver Gerlach

emotional mysterious 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? No

4.25

This Ravenous Fate by Hayley Dennings

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

4.25

It Watches in the Dark by Jeff Strand

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

The Firelight Apprentice by Bree Paulsen

adventurous emotional 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? No

4.25

Magic created war. Now, can it repair lives? Safi is set on developing her powers as an apprentice, even if it will be dangerous and means leaving her older sister and her ill father. 

In a city powered by magic and still recovering from a detrimental war, Teen Ada is worried about her younger sister Safi’s new developing magic. Ada knows that Safi would do best to learn how to control her magic under the apprenticeship of a king’s magician, but it is very difficult for her to trust anyone when deadly, power-thieving liches have infiltrated the kingdom. Illustrations in this book are vivid and support the text in direct and helpful ways. This graphic novel dives head-first into a fantasy world, but it reflects on strong themes of independence and trust as well as sibling relationships and family bonds. 

The Fortunes of Jaded Women by Carolyn Huynh

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

3.5

The Cinnamon Bun Book Store by Laurie Gilmore

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

3.5