garleighc's Reviews (2.22k)

Zami: A New Spelling of My Name

Audre Lorde

5.0

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Midnight on Beacon Street

Emily Ruth Verona

3.25

tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

All My Mother's Lovers

Ilana Masad

5.0

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: Yes

Our Wives Under The Sea

Julia Armfield

4.25

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Seating Arrangements

Maggie Shipstead

3.75

emotional funny reflective slow-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

Penance

Eliza Clark

5.0

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Bunny

Mona Awad

4.25

dark mysterious tense 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

13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl

Mona Awad

5.0

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Futureface: A Family Mystery, an Epic Quest, and the Secret to Belonging

Alex Wagner

3.5

informative mysterious reflective slow-paced

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

James McBride

4.5

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes