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Flamboyants: The Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I'd Known by George M. Johnson

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi

challenging reflective tense 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

Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley

hopeful informative 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

The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

challenging informative mysterious 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? No

4.5

Yours for the Taking by Gabrielle Korn

challenging 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? Yes

4.0

I really struggled with the narration in the book, but the stories of the individual characters and their choices were compelling for me. Lots of parallels to our current world; good food for thought. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Violence, and Colonisation

Loose Woman and Woman Hollering Creek by Sandra Cisneros

informative lighthearted 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? No

4.0

Birding to Change the World: A Memoir by Trish O'Kane

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.75

I enjoyed the overall storyline of this book and learned a lot, but the author’s ignorance at their own world and land was not an easy listen. The author’s obliviousness and awakening to lives outside of their own white privilege almost had me out the book down several times. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

White privilege, white ignorance

Bloodline by Jenn Alexander

funny lighthearted 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? No

3.75

People Person by Candice Carty-Williams

hopeful 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? No

4.5

How to Connect by Thích Nhất Hạnh

hopeful informative medium-paced

4.0