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Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

adventurous challenging lighthearted

4.0

Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.5

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

adventurous dark emotional 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

This Wicked Fate by Kalynn Bayron

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious 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

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

adventurous challenging emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Classism

Minor: Sexual harassment

Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective 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? No

5.0

The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This was my first audio book in a really long time, and i ended up finishing the story in the span of two or three days.

Emmanuel is a strong, intelligent girl who lives in a deeply flawed society. It felt so disheartening to listen while so many terrible things happen to her and her loved ones.

I loved the ending,

way more realistic than just saying “everything is fine now!”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood

Moderate: Xenophobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

If you have distaste for religious organizations and the power structure within them, this might be triggering to you.

This Blood that Binds Us by S.L. Cokeley
Did not finish book.

I feel that the people and author who marketed the book were saying it was very much a New Adult story. It felt more middle grade with the writing style so i didn’t get very far.