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Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

4.0

Yours for the Taking by Gabrielle Korn

challenging emotional reflective tense 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? Yes

5.0

Antigone by Sophocles

challenging emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The Toll by Neal Shusterman

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Foster by Claire Keegan

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, and Alcohol

The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Body horror and Kidnapping

Minor: Sexual content and Transphobia

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-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

(Review incoming)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual content

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and War

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

5.0

(Review coming)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

An Amerikan Family: The Shakurs and the Nation They Created by Santi Elijah Holley

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Review incoming

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? Yes

5.0