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adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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

5.0

Let’s give Marie a round of applause for writing another good series. Jaws were dropped, I had some laughs, had some awws, just like anytime I read a Marie Lu book.

Steelstriker by Marie Lu

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

OH MY GOD!!

I knew when I saw this cover before the release date, I was going to love it. Faridah does an amazing job to show that black people can belong in the dark academia aesthetic. I loved the interesting clues that she made for Chiamaka and Devon to figure out the secret of Niveus and how she had me thinking left and right about who is the culprit. In all seriousness though, this book does an excellent job at how racism affects black people and also classism. Despite Chiamaka and Devon coming from different home lives with Chiamaka living in a more richer area and Devon living in the opposite, the two of them still faced racism. I also enjoyed seeing how someone can have so much power and control before it all comes crashing down on them. Thank you so much Faridah for writing this book, I can’t wait to read more stories from you.

White Rose by Kip Wilson

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challenging emotional sad medium-paced