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98 reviews

Heartstopper: Volume 1 by Alice Oseman

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

SO CUTTTTEEEE read it in 30 min

Frostblood by Elly Blake

dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

I always come back to this book when i want a good fantasy, maybe its cause i read it in middle school and its nostalgic. But 5 star read def 

This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color (Fortieth Anniversary Edition) by Gloria E. Anzaldúa, Cherríe Moraga

emotional informative medium-paced

3.0

I really enjoyed these stories, i read this for a feminist writing class and i thought this was such a wonderful book. 

The Salt Eaters by Toni Cade Bambara

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

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

2.0

I read this for a feminist writing class and km not sure i liked the experimental writing, not sure i normally do, its a great story though, i just need alot of time i didnt have to digest it.

And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This was just a cute and sad story, makes u happy to have family. 

The Return of Martin Guerre by Natalie Zemon Davis

informative reflective fast-paced

3.0

Huuuuuuhhh, read this for a renaissance class. It kept me engaged and it was interesting. I like these little side stories of what life was really like.

A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies by Bartolome de Las Casas

fast-paced

4.0

BRUH HUH BROTHER HUH, jaw dropped, BURNING PEOPLE LEFT AND RIGHTS WHAT R YALL DOINGGGGGGGG

Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Shelley

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

AMAZING AMAZING AHHH EVEN BETTER THAN THE LAST TIME I READ IT 

The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts by Maxine Hong Kingston

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.0

I lioed it, it was for class so i prob would have enjoyed more if i read outside

Giovanni and Lusanna: Love and Marriage in Renaissance Florence by Gene A. Brucker

adventurous informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

That bitch is bad ass