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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: Bullying, Sexual content

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

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, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief

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

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization

Minor: Child abuse, Car accident

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: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism

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

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

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

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

Minor: Torture