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Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

emotional informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki Grimes

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson

emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.5

Float Up, Sing Down by Laird Hunt

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.75

Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing by Emily Lynn Paulson

dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

2.75

Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude by Ross Gay

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.25

The World Doesn't Work that Way, But it Could: Stories by Yxta Maya Murray

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity by C. Riley Snorton
Did not finish book. Stopped at 21%.

Such an important topic AND too dense for me to get through.

Momfluenced: Inside the Maddening, Picture-Perfect World of Mommy Influencer Culture by Sara Petersen

emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

2.75