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129 reviews

Check, Please! Book 2: Sticks & Scones by Ngozi Ukazu

emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu

emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

17776: What football will look like in the future by Jon Bois, Graham MacAree

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Discus by Becca Schlossberg

emotional reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

Beach Read by Emily Henry

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume

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? Yes

5.0

10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.75

This was very cute! 
It really scratched the itch I had for a ridiculous rom-com. I love grumpy-sunshine, a touch of hurt/comfort, and when characters are sarcastic assholes. There's also an ugly cat named Gollum, which is truly the cherry on top. I found the romance  very sweet, it had me kicking my feet while reading. The relationship progression felt very organic (despite the amnesia-related lack of communication). Even the frustrating bits (keeping secrets/miscommunication tropes) were bearable knowing that the payoff would be worth it (and it was!)
xoxo would read again.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Cancer, Child abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death of parent, Eating disorder, and Vomit

Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong

emotional reflective sad

3.0

on a quest to find poetry that works for me. unfortunately, this isn’t it.