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59 reviews

Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

lighthearted medium-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? N/A

4.0

Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.25

Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner

emotional funny lighthearted 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? No

4.0

At 30, I Realized I Had No Gender: Life Lessons from a 50-Year-Old After Two Decades of Self-Discovery by Shou Arai

lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.25

Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

I haven't read a book this fast in over a decade. I felt like I was back in high school reading my first gay John Green or David Levithan, and realizing it's okay to be queer. It was a rush of feeling understood - which I get from all of Casey McQuistons books, but especially this time around as it revolved around southern Baptist themes that made my personal experience in life feel seen. I was worried reading a book about high schoolers when I'm 26 would be weird, but it transported me back to when I was that age and what I felt back then, and made me glad I gave it a chance.

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? N/A

4.5

Delightfully gay and hopeful. It was exactly what I needed during these troubled times