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Fire Exit by Morgan Talty

dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Vanishing Maps by Cristina García

adventurous emotional funny reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South by Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers

dark informative medium-paced

5.0

Village Weavers by Myriam J.A. Chancy
Did not finish book. Stopped at 25%.

I can’t care about these characters. Not enough distinction between them. Too much jumping around in time and POV. Maybe it’s just a slow start but I want to move on to something more compelling.

You, Again by Kate Goldbeck

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.5

Has my family been mispronouncing matzah brei my entire life?

The Book Censor's Library by Bothayna Al-Essa

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

4.5

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

Daughters of Smoke and Fire by Ava Homa
Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.

Way too heavy-handed. Show don’t tell 

The Volcano Daughters: A Novel by Gina María Balibrera

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Deportation

The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.5