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Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean

adventurous lighthearted relaxing 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

Lingus by Mariana Zapata
Did not finish book. Stopped at 45%.

Redundant story from author and outlandish plot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Bullying

Simone Breaks All the Rules by Debbie Rigaud

adventurous lighthearted relaxing 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

3.5

Toning The Sweep by Angela Johnson

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Racism, Chronic illness, Murder, and Cancer

Minor: Grief

Once Upon a Quinceañera by Monica Gomez-Hira

emotional funny hopeful reflective tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Grief, Genocide, Death, Addiction, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, and Blood

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Emotional abuse

Minor: Car accident and Child abuse

Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination by Toni Morrison

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Sexism, and Misogyny

Chlorine Sky by Mahogany L. Browne

challenging emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Bullying, Sexual content, Misogyny, and Body shaming

Inferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness by Catherine Cho

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexism and Violence

Minor: Infertility

The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood

challenging emotional funny reflective tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Islamophobia, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Stalking, Gore, Death, Death of parent, and Blood

Minor: Torture