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151 reviews

The Healing by Jonathan Odell

medium-paced

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

3.0

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

5.0

LOVED it! The world would be a better place if everyone read this. There are plot twists that really keep you engaged and curious. A good variety of people with different struggles and experiences that you get to know. A happy ending. Great book! 

I'm Not Here to Make Friends by Andrew Yang

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

I wish high school me would have been able to read this. I loved the message and it was a fun concept! 

Drawn to Nature: Through the Journals of Clare Walker Leslie by Clare Walker Leslie

informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

Beautiful, inspiring book. Teaches you to slow down and take in nature whenever and however you can get it. 

The More or Less Definitive Guide to Self-Care: From A to Z by Anna Borges

informative inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.0

Lots of good advice and ideas, it's written well and highlights lots of important aspects of self care that you don't hear about when you see self care in the media (likely because it is capitalized there) 

Obsessed: A Memoir of My Life with OCD by Allison Britz

hopeful informative sad fast-paced

4.0

Very interesting! 

She's Strong, but She's Tired by r.h. Sin

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

It was a little repetitive. This was more nice words than it was poetry (very little rhyming or rhythm or clever wordplay). There's still lots of empowering gems in it!! Great for if you are stuck in a bad relationship or going through a break up and need to feel strengthened and not alone. 

Changeling by Matt Wesolowski

slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

First half was kind of boring. At the end there were some key questions left unanswered.

Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood by Jessica Grose

hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

I'm not even a mother yet but I was able to connect to and understand the ideas presented. Good length of book. 

How Not to Die Alone by Richard Roper

emotional sad slow-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

4.0

Really good book. Made me cry a lot towards the end