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914 reviews

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore

hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

3.0

The Emperor's Babe by Bernardine Evaristo

emotional informative reflective 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

3.0

Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

In the Weeds by B.K. Borison

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.25

Tin Man by Sarah Winman

emotional reflective 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

4.0

A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

Want by Gillian Anderson

adventurous informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.0

A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense 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? No

4.25