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Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.5

Honeytrap by Aster Glenn Gray

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.5

Wearing My Mother's Heart by Sophia Thakur

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

I'd really like to give this collection a higher rating - some of the poems were incredibly moving. However, as with collections by other performance poets I've read, some of them just didn't translate well to the page. Thakur is obviously incredibly talented, and I may seek out some of her performance work, but I'm not sure her style worked for me as written poetry. 

Keeping It Real by Annie Dalton

emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.5

A Photo Finish by Elsie Silver

emotional 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

Homie by Danez Smith

challenging emotional fast-paced

4.0

Daydream by Hannah Grace

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

"I Will Not Be Erased": Our stories about growing up as people of colour by gal-dem

emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0