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Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

Dark Souls but make it LGBTQIA.

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Reading is activism.

Fable by Adrienne Young

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.0

Not for me.

The Principle of Moments by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson

adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Finally an Illumicrate book I enjoyed.

The Wrong Shoes: The vital new novel from the bestselling creator of Big Bright Feelings by Tom Percival

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted sad 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

4.5

Remember no matter how hard you may think you have it during this cost of living crisis never forget who really suffers at the end of the day, kids.

The No-Show by Beth O'Leary

challenging emotional lighthearted 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

3.0

I think I would’ve enjoyed this more if I wasn’t in a slump.

Julian Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love

emotional inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

This book is a perfect example of letting the art work speak for itself. Instead of breaking the show don’t tell rule the artist uses the art work to show how it feels when the main character dresses up as a mermaid.

My Roommate Is a Vampire by Jenna Levine

emotional funny 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

3.5

Skellig by David Almond

challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.25

You remember growing up in the late 00’s watching Sky 1 you saw advertisements for a movie starring Rumpelstiltskin with wings, turns out it’s based on a book.

Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted 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? Yes

4.25

A fun and short read. Like how it wasn’t afraid to talk about puberty and religion to a young audience. Shucks though that it keeps getting banned for the stupidest of reasons.