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297 reviews

Twenty-Four Seconds From Now by Jason Reynolds

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

If I Ever Get Out of Here by Eric Gansworth

emotional hopeful informative sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Movie Tie-In Edition) by Jesse Andrews

dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

A Classic Christmas: A Collection of Timeless Stories and Poems by Charles Dickens, Hans Christian Andersen, Louisa May Alcott

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

2.5

Blackout by Nicola Yoon, Dhonielle Clayton, Ashley Woodfolk, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas

adventurous dark funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad medium-paced

5.0

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Whiteout by Nicola Yoon, Dhonielle Clayton, Ashley Woodfolk, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5