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Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola

emotional funny 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

If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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

5.0

Devastating and important 

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar
Did not finish book. Stopped at 32%.

Im just having so much trouble following the audiobook. I'm enjoying it, but I think i need to read a physical copy 

Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide

Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur

reflective sad medium-paced

One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie, Hugh Fraser

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

A good story but watch out for the N-word jump scare about half way through

Pumpkin Spice and Poltergeist by Ali K. Mulford, K. Elle Morrison

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

It was a silly fun time

Greater Secrets by Ananth Hirsh, Tess Stone

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

The art was beautiful and I liked the friendship between the 3 main characters but the story just didn't really go anywhere and was hard to follow

Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson

adventurous dark reflective 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

4.25

Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson

emotional reflective tense 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