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57 reviews

Tender Beasts by Liselle Sambury

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

House of Cotton by Monica Brashears

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Abortion

The Black Queen by Jumata Emill

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense

5.0

When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

5.0

The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Five-Carat Soul by James McBride

3.5

The Black Girl Survives in This One by Saraciea J. Fennell, Desiree S. Evans

adventurous dark mysterious tense

5.0

All the Fighting Parts by Hannah V. Sawyerr

challenging emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi

adventurous dark tense

4.0

I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0