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140 reviews

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture by Emma Dabiri

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

The Trouble with Hating You by Sajni Patel

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon

emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Eat a Peach by Gabe Ulla, David Chang

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Woman Evolve: Break Up with Your Fears and Revolutionize Your Life by Sarah Jakes Roberts

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

4.0

I really took my time reading this book. There are so many quotable moments!

Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Sugar by Bernice L. McFadden

sad medium-paced

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

3.75

Sugar by Bernice L. McFadden is a small town story, set during the 50s, of a friendship between a daughterless-mother named Pearl and a motherless-daughter named Sugar. People disapprove of this relationship because Pearl is a church going woman and Sugar is a prostitute. I would have never guessed the ending of this book and will definitely be picking up the sequel, The Bitter Earth, to continue following Sugar’s story! 

Radiance of Tomorrow by Ishmael Beah

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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