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1068 reviews

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Parenting at the Intersections: Raising Neurodivergent Children of Color by Jaya Ramesh, Priya Saaral

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Forever Is Now by Mariama J. Lockington

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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

5.0

Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by asha bandele

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Loving vs. Virginia by Patricia Hruby Powell

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman

funny reflective medium-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

3.5

She Come by It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs by Sarah Smarsh

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.5