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The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
5.0
“For all those that have to fight for the respect that everyone else is given without question.”
“Home is what you take with you, not what you leave behind.”
“Let's start with the end of the world, why don't we? Get it over with and move on to more interesting things.”
“Home is what you take with you, not what you leave behind.”
“Let's start with the end of the world, why don't we? Get it over with and move on to more interesting things.”
A Fate Inked In Blood by Danielle L. Jensen
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
“I will be at your back until I cross the threshold to Valhalla, Born-in-Fire, whether you want me there or not.”
“Not all scars we earn are skin-deep, Freya Born-in-Fire. There is no less honor in them.”
“All of me is yours, Freya. It may not be equal measure to your value, but it's all I have.”
“Not all scars we earn are skin-deep, Freya Born-in-Fire. There is no less honor in them.”
“All of me is yours, Freya. It may not be equal measure to your value, but it's all I have.”
Children of Anguish and Anarchy by Tomi Adeyemi
adventurous
emotional
tense
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? No
4.0
“I like hearing your people call out to your gods- they never seem to come.”
“I teach you to be warriors in the garden, so that you may never be gardeners in a war.”
“Do not pray to be saved; pray to be reborn.”
“I teach you to be warriors in the garden, so that you may never be gardeners in a war.”
“Do not pray to be saved; pray to be reborn.”
The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
4.0
“I don't think happily ever after is something that happens to you, Dev. I think it's something you choose to do for yourself.”
“I don't love you despite those things. I love you because of those things.”
“Sexuality isn't always a straight line from closeted to out-of-the-closet. You can take time to explore and evolve and figure out exactly what kind of queer you are, if that even matters to you".”
“I don't love you despite those things. I love you because of those things.”
“Sexuality isn't always a straight line from closeted to out-of-the-closet. You can take time to explore and evolve and figure out exactly what kind of queer you are, if that even matters to you".”
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
“Things don’t have to stay as what they started out as.”
“It was like drinking the feeling of being peaceful. Being peaceful in your mind. Well, not if you have too much, then it’s something else.”
“She was smiling, and for the first time, the building, the city, this place… felt like hers. A place she’d still be tomorrow, the week after, next season, next year…. Home.”
“It was like drinking the feeling of being peaceful. Being peaceful in your mind. Well, not if you have too much, then it’s something else.”
“She was smiling, and for the first time, the building, the city, this place… felt like hers. A place she’d still be tomorrow, the week after, next season, next year…. Home.”
Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
“Being poor,” they write, “reduces a person’s cognitive capacity more than going a full night without sleep.” When we are preoccupied by poverty, “we have less mind to give to the rest of life.” Poverty does not just deprive people of security and comfort; it siphons off their brainpower, too.”
“A higher minimum wage is an antidepressant. It is a sleep aid. A stress reliever. Vocal segments of the American public, those with brain space to spare, seem to believe the poor should change their behavior to escape poverty. Get a better job. Stop having children. Make smarter financial decisions. In truth, it’s the other way around: Economic security leads to better choices.”
“By one estimate, simply collecting unpaid federal income taxes from the top 1 percent of households would bring in some $175 billion a year. We could just about fill the entire poverty gap in America if the richest among us simply paid all the taxes they owed.”
“A higher minimum wage is an antidepressant. It is a sleep aid. A stress reliever. Vocal segments of the American public, those with brain space to spare, seem to believe the poor should change their behavior to escape poverty. Get a better job. Stop having children. Make smarter financial decisions. In truth, it’s the other way around: Economic security leads to better choices.”
“By one estimate, simply collecting unpaid federal income taxes from the top 1 percent of households would bring in some $175 billion a year. We could just about fill the entire poverty gap in America if the richest among us simply paid all the taxes they owed.”
The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez
emotional
funny
sad
medium-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
5.0
“I am not drunk. I’m just talking in cursive”
“It’s just that you’re perfect, and my heart hurts.”
“I’d never met a woman like you before. You told me to go to hell and made me look forward to the trip.”
“It’s just that you’re perfect, and my heart hurts.”
“I’d never met a woman like you before. You told me to go to hell and made me look forward to the trip.”
Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-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
“Bumpier journeys lead to better destinations. You. Me. We’re the best destination of all.”
“I can’t be expected to make promises under the influence of pasta and wine!”
“I wonder if I’m who I’m meant to be or if I’m just too distracted to keep evolving.”
“Time is change. But letting it move you forward is hard.”
“I can’t be expected to make promises under the influence of pasta and wine!”
“I wonder if I’m who I’m meant to be or if I’m just too distracted to keep evolving.”
“Time is change. But letting it move you forward is hard.”
Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade
emotional
funny
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
4.5
“My duty as an American forces me to buy Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups wherever I may find them.”
“But I’m not you, Peter. I need people I love around me every day to be happy.”
“He cared about work above all else. As many Americans supposedly did, probably because they didn’t have much of a safety net if they lost their jobs.”
“Here it came at last, inevitable as death, taxes, and the fridging of female characters in action films.”
“But I’m not you, Peter. I need people I love around me every day to be happy.”
“He cared about work above all else. As many Americans supposedly did, probably because they didn’t have much of a safety net if they lost their jobs.”
“Here it came at last, inevitable as death, taxes, and the fridging of female characters in action films.”
A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
4.0
“I am not sure love unshown is really love at all. What good does caring for a person do if you're never there when they need you?”
“Sometimes it is the most vital thing in the world to be selfish...I don't see what use we can be to others if we must deny our own most fundamental selves. We all have the right to be recognized for who we are.”
“The world teaches men to listen only to what they want to hear and women to tell it to them.”
“Sometimes it is the most vital thing in the world to be selfish...I don't see what use we can be to others if we must deny our own most fundamental selves. We all have the right to be recognized for who we are.”
“The world teaches men to listen only to what they want to hear and women to tell it to them.”