books_with_mana's Reviews (414)

Lonely Crowds

Stephanie Wambugu

4.5

dark emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide

skin & bones

Renée Watson

4.0

hopeful inspiring 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

Far Sector

N.K. Jemisin

4.0

BLACK PANTHER: A NATION UNDER OUR FEET

Ta-Nehisi Coates

4.0

adventurous hopeful inspiring fast-paced

Legends & Lattes

Travis Baldree

4.0

adventurous funny hopeful relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Nightmare Before Kissmas

Sara Raasch

3.0

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Creation Lake

Rachel Kushner

4.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Postsecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives

Frank Warren

4.0

Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure

Larry Smith, Rachel Fershleiser

4.0

Other People's Love Letters: 150 Letters You Were Never Meant to See

Bill Shapiro

3.0