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The Legacy by Elle Kennedy

emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

3.0

“I love you. Maybe more than I ever have.”

“I don’t need to win some stupid bet. I’m already the luckiest man in the bar.”

Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

4.0

“You two. Even when you crash, you intertwine.”

“You are not your mistakes.” Mama Agba holds both of her shoulders, making Amari cry harder. “Do not let one moment define or destroy you. The gods work in mysterious ways. Have faith in their greater plan.”

“You don't get to judge me," I whisper. "I didn't ask for any of this!"
"No one ever aks, but you're here. You're here when so many people aren't!”

Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore

emotional funny hopeful 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

3.5

“Perhaps this is not a question of staying out of trouble, Your Grace. Perhaps this is about deciding on which side of history you want to be.”

“Darling," he said, "I have only begun to love you.”

“Tell me,” he said, “how frustrating is it to be surrounded by people considered your betters when they don’t hold a candle to your abilities?”

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown

adventurous emotional 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

4.0

“Do not underestimate the strength it takes to be kind in a world as cruel as ours.”

“First, a story ends when it ends, and not a moment before. If you are unhappy with this ending, make a new one.”

“The past devours those naive enough to forget it.”

“The pain you have endured does not justify the pain you inflict on others.”

America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States by Erika Lee

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Funny Story by Emily Henry

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

4.5

“You can't force a person to show up, but you can learn a lesson when they don't”

“I’m a cynic. And a cynic is a romantic who’s too scared to hope.”

“But no one person can be everything we need.”

The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

challenging emotional reflective 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

“The masters could not bring water to boil, harness to horse or strap their own drawers without us. We were better than them. We had to be. Sloth was literal death for us, while for them it was the whole ambition of their lives.”

“But we must tell our stories, and not be ensnared by them.”

“There was no peace in slavery, for every day under the rule of another is a day of war.”

The Goal by Elle Kennedy

emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

“My goal, once upon a time, was to succeed. I didn’t realize that success wasn’t grades or scholarships or achievements, but the people I was lucky enough to have in my life.”

“Because love is the ultimate goal. It’s not the one I had strived for, but I was lucky enough, so damn lucky, to achieve it.”

“You’re the only one for me. My sun rises and sets on your smile. My heart beats because yours does.”

Kiss the Girl by Zoraida Córdova

funny hopeful 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

4.0

“Sometimes, the only way to find what you really want is to leave your old world behind.”

“Wishing was easy, but believing was hard.”

“You know only what you know, and learn the rest along the way.”

“Romantic heroes are the greatest cryptids of all.”

The Art of Coaching Teams: Building Resilient Communities That Transform Schools by Elena Aguilar

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

Read for work. Will definitely be reading more from Aguilar to inform my practice.