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87 reviews

There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib

challenging hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.75

Deacon King Kong by James McBride

funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley

dark emotional sad medium-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying and Gaslighting

Minor: Transphobia

Malice by John Gwynne
Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.

I was only interested in 1 of the 4 main POVs… those were not good odds. 

Long Bright River by Liz Moore

dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide, Abandonment, and Colonisation

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Violence

Dandadan, Vol. 5 by Yukinobu Tatsu

4.25

Midnight Rooms by Donyae Coles

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

This book’s themes needed more time to develop. Not too sure what the author was trying to say, or more specifically: what type of story she was wanting to tell.