whatizontheshelf's Reviews (192)

Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors

Sonali Dev

4.0

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

You Deserve Each Other

Sarah Hogle

3.0

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Black Futures

Kimberly Drew, Jenna Wortham

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

The Flatshare

Beth O'Leary

5.0

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

3.75

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Dragon Republic

R.F. Kuang

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Beach Read

Emily Henry

5.0

funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee

4.5

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Stationery Shop

Marjan Kamali

3.75

emotional hopeful medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Mercies

Kiran Millwood Hargrave

3.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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