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434 reviews

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A

4.25

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

emotional funny 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? Yes

4.25

Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood

funny lighthearted 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

4.25

Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson

medium-paced

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

2.5

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake

lighthearted medium-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

3.5

Scythe by Neal Shusterman

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

Lore by Alexandra Bracken

adventurous medium-paced

3.0