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144 reviews

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

challenging emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

Acevedo does it again!! 

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

If you’re not sure where to start with novels in verse, this book is perfect! 

The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life by Marion Roach Smith

informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

5.0

One of the best books about memoir ever written. I’ve returned to it several times and at this point I’ve underlined something on almost every page. 

The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life by Kevin Simler, Robin Hanson
Did not finish book. Stopped at 16%.

I had to return to to the library. Hoping to get it back before book club, but otherwise not for me. 

Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake

challenging informative slow-paced

3.0

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

dark emotional hopeful mysterious relaxing 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? No

5.0

I cried three times and I have the best book hangover right now. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.5

Big Boy's Big Rig: The Leftovers by Michael Perry

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

3.0

Lightbringer by Claire Legrand

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0