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1348 reviews

I Shall Never Fall in Love by Hari Conner

adventurous hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf

challenging informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

After the Hurricane by Leah Franqui

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

The Land Knows Me: A Nature Walk Exploring Indigenous Wisdom by Leigh Joseph

adventurous informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

Cat + Gamer, Volume 7 by Wataru Nadatani

adventurous funny relaxing 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? No

5.0

Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom by Derecka Purnell

informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Nayra and the Djinn by Iasmin Omar Ata

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

Layla, the Last Black Unicorn by Jerdine Nolen, Jessica Gibson, Tiffany Haddish

hopeful lighthearted 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? No

4.25

Embers: One Ojibway's Meditations by Richard Wagamese

hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0