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390 reviews

A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD: Embrace Neurodiversity, Live Boldly, and Break Through Barriers by Michelle Frank, Sari Solden

hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

3.5

Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

3.0

Tastes Like Shakkar by Nisha Sharma

emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-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

4.75

Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma

challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

5.0

I’m still new to the romance genre so I didn’t have any characters in mind as “book boyfriends” yet — until I met Prem. 

I get it now. He’s a fictional character, but he could get it lmao. 

One small ding (maybe an ick? idk) was how he called his 🍆 Charlie…

Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder by Salman Rushdie

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-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

4.75

A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-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

4.25

Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

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Love and Other Misfortunes by SenLinYu

challenging emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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