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36 reviews

Three Roses by Karmen Špiljak

5.0

Your Rover is Here by L.P. Kindred

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu

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Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective 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

Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

They Called Us Exceptional: And Other Lies That Raised Us by Prachi Gupta

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Wow. Cannot recommend enough. This book presents such a wide breadth of human experience while also honoring the Specificity of the author’s personal lives experience. 

What Lies Between Us by John Marrs

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

Maggie can eat rocks. 

The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad 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 Hush by Sara Foster

challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75