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51 reviews

Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad by Ann Petry

challenging informative slow-paced

3.5

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Heartstopper Volume 4 by Alice Oseman

emotional funny sad fast-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

4.75

Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart

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

4.5

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

emotional funny mysterious sad 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

5.0

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

Wings and Shadows by Dominika Pindor

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

dark emotional informative 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? No

2.25

Every Day by David Levithan

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

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

4.0

This book was amazing! It was very inclusive for the LGBTQ+ community, however it only had one POC character. The main character, A , I think is pan + non binary, and is very easy to sympathize for. A is also very beautifully written and had a great Character arc. Then there is Rhiannon. This girl is SO TOXIC! I can see how she loves A, but she constantly asked A's gender, misgendered a trans man (and didn’t take corrections) and was "hesitant "towards the gay community. The first chapter of this book was beautiful, and I expected more
of that writing throughout the book. Did I get that There were beautiful quotes in almost all of the chapters, however it was not consistent. I was not happy about this, because I wanted MORE AND MORE of this author's writing. The plot was there, fast paced, but was hard to follow sometimes. Overall a 4 star read, and would recommend to most people.