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327 reviews

Black Roses: Odes Celebrating Powerful Black Women by Harold Green III

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.25

Return to Love by Leonor Soliz

4.75

A Touch of Destiny by Nicole Velazquez

4.5

Mother Country by Etaf Rum

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar

4.75

Osnat and Her Dove: The True Story of the World's First Female Rabbi by Sigal Samuel

5.0

Ana María and the Fox by Liana De la Rosa

4.0

The Hill We Climb – Den Hügel hinauf: Zweisprachige Ausgabe by Amanda Gorman

4.5

A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

Raw & heartbreaking. I wanted nothing more than to hold these women in my arms and offer them a safe place.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Murder

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

5.0

A love for the ages. All of them. Messy, pure, incomprehensible, and yet completely relatable. A story that is impossible to put down.