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Avatar: The Last Airbender - Toph Beifong's Metalbending Academy by Faith Erin Hicks

funny 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? It's complicated

3.75

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.0

Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York by Elon Green

dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Homophobia, and Death

Moderate: Hate crime

An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination by Cecilia Kang, Sheera Frenkel
Did not finish book. Stopped at 36%.

The Facebook files dropped & that interrupted my reading, then I was really too disgusted to want to read/listen to a deep dive on how Mark & this company are literal garbage…

The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

3.75

The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag

hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 by Ibram X. Kendi

challenging dark informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell

dark informative reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Sexism, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, and Slavery

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.25