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Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson

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challenging dark hopeful reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

A tender and beautifully-crafted narrative. One of the most heartfelt books I've read in a long time.
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Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center by bell hooks

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challenging inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.0

Elemental Inferno by A.J. Locke

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dark mysterious relaxing tense fast-paced

4.0

Very steamy magical romance with a lot of titillating smuttiness and a well developed conflict. Perfect for lovers of raunchy romances and urban fantasies.
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Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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? No

4.0

Cemetery Boys is a thrilling and emotional adventure. It has elements of paranormal romance in an urban fantasy setting. Yadriel is a strong main character that struggles to fit into his community of brujx (healers and guardians of deceased spirits) as a Latino gay trans boy. The story starts with a lot of momentum that immediately pulls you in and the characterisation was excellently executed. 
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Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

A boldly revealing and vulnerable perspective on gender identity. It pointedly illustrates the issues and confusion of growing up, navigating adolescence and articulating one's experience, as an individual existing on the outside of the gender binary.
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Flock Together: Outsiders: Connecting People of Color to Nature by Ollie Olanipekun, Nadeem Perera

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challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

A Psalm of Storms and Silence by Roseanne A. Brown

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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? No

4.0

I loved reading this! It's so immersive and vivid and there's lots of character diversity and growth. Hananae took some warming up to but the conflict, the romance, the action, and the world-building was so absorbing.
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Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser

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

4.0

A super quick, light graphic novel that celebrates the beauty of black women's hair through the touching friendship of four friends. I loved it!
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The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well by Meik Wiking

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funny lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

3.0

The Little Book of Hygge (Hooga) is a good-natured, fuzzy socks and hot chocolate non-fiction read about finding happiness in life's simple pleasures and establishing close relationships. It has a warmly positive ethos, beautiful photography and some delicious sounding recipes. It's a breeze of a read, written in a cool and casual way. It felt a tad on the repetitive side for me as things progressed with the same tips being shared on several occasions but I couldn't fault it for its comfy and cosy feel.
Black and British: A Forgotten History by David Olusoga

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challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Black and British was a huge undertaking, a book it took me over 2 months to read! But in the end, I’m so glad I committed to finishing it and I believe it to be successful in its aim of reinforcing the narrative that Black British history is a significant part of our national heritage and it is a history that concerns all of us. 
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