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81 reviews

Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi

emotional reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

The Blonde Dies First by Joelle Wellington

challenging emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The Black Girl Survives in This One by Saraciea J. Fennell, Desiree S. Evans

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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

5.0

Kennedy Ryan DID NOT disappoint! the drama in this book is craaaazy. i loved this book just as much as Before I Let Go, but for different reasons. i loved the education provided on Autism & i truly loved the aspect and of learning to love and learn yourself. 

also, both Yasmin and Soledad have so much more patience than i ever could have. they handle situations waaay better than i ever would 

Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense 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? No

4.0

i feel like ppl were given too many opportunities to redeem themselves and constantly proved why they didn’t deserve those opportunities.

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

i initially gave this book 4 stars. but when i read the meaning behind it…. a definite 5 stars for me..✊🏽😪

Next of Kin by Kia Abdullah

challenging emotional informative tense fast-paced

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

2.5

this book had a very high rating up until the last two chapters… what kind of ending was that????

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

3.0

Cackle by Rachel Harrison

funny lighthearted mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron

funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

i guessed every plot twist. every single one. kinda predictable.

the ending was bleh. but i enjoyed reading it.

ppl say it’s Slasher, but when you add certain elements to it, it’s no longer slasher for me. 

i wished there were more scenes of ppl dying in real time & not things being left up to your imagination. 

cringy? yes. but a lot of teenage based horror movies are nowadays are (or horror in general). 

there’s this one part that is unexplained/contradicting so there’s that. 

i listened to it on audio and followed along on my kindle.