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128 reviews

Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-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

This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki

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adventurous challenging emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

this one was weird honestly

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A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime by Monica Murphy

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adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted reflective tense medium-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

4.0

Was this book good? No. Do I encourage anyone to recreate the lollipop scene? Absolutely not, (but also that scene wasn’t as bad as I thought it’d be. I don’t know, I’ve read more questionable sex scenes in the past before. Have y'all read Tentacle Entanglement by Siggy Shade, now that shit is fucking bizarre and makes the lollipop scene so tame). Were there questionable scenes? Definitely. Did I still enjoy it and was a fucking mess during the entire time? Yes.

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The Roommate Risk by Talia Hibbert

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-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

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A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

4.0

Tentacle Entanglement by Siggy Shade

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adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

2.0

Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne

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adventurous challenging funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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? No

4.75

House of Beating Wings by Olivia Wildenstein

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adventurous challenging funny mysterious reflective tense 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

Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75