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39 reviews

How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue

dark emotional inspiring tense slow-paced

5.0

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

5.0

Love Is a Revolution by Renée Watson

4.0

Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones

4.0

Whew

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

adventurous challenging dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

hopeful informative reflective relaxing slow-paced

5.0

It feels like a hug ✨

Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

5.0

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing slow-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

Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang

adventurous challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0