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54 reviews

The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

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

4.75

This book transported me back to when I was on exchange on Japan in 2007. The food descriptions not only filled the characters with nostalgia but reminded me of times my host family took me out to eat. This is a special book

The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

Fantastic book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Torture, Body horror, Child death, Blood, Death, Violence, Misogyny, War, Child abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Rape, Sexism, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Vomit

The Edge of Balance, Vol. 2 by Daniel José Older, Shima Shinya

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-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? Yes

3.75

Love Her or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

3.75

The Edge of Balance Vol. 1 by Shima Shinya, Justina Ireland

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

Dark Attraction by Drake LaMarque

adventurous funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

4.0

Brandon is a pansexual college student who has a one night stand with a mysterious stranger. Great chemistry between the characters. A lot of tender moments amongst the "spicy" senses. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence

Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 4 by Mizuho Kusanagi

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 3 by Mizuho Kusanagi

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 2 by Mizuho Kusanagi

adventurous funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Women Don't Owe You Pretty: The Small Edition by Florence Given

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.75

A good introduction to modern feminism 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, Ableism, and Racism

Minor: Transphobia, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment