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204 reviews

Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad 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

4.0

The Moon That Turns You Back by Hala Alyan

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

Girls Can Kiss Now: Essays by Jill Gutowitz

funny hopeful medium-paced

3.5

The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields

adventurous emotional fast-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? Yes

3.75

Sweeter Voices Still: An LGBTQ Anthology from Middle America by Kevin Whiteneir Jr., Ryan Schuessler

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

3.75

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

challenging emotional mysterious 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

4.0

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

emotional 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

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

adventurous dark mysterious 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

Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis

hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

4.5