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243 reviews

My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

4.0

Maybe we actually deserve the kindness we need

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

adventurous dark inspiring fast-paced

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

4.0

Teaching this to 10th graders.
Well written.
Great exploration of internalized self hatred.

The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

4.0

The Devourers by Indra Das

4.0

Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

5.0

Honest and special 

Hawk Mountain by Conner Habib

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

The worst curse I can imagine.

Through the mistake of an instant, you will discover who you have always been.

You will hate who you find, powerlessly.

Ufology by Noah J. Yuenkel, James Tynion IV

slow-paced

2.0

Meh

Morning Star by Pierce Brown

adventurous dark inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

Great end of an arc. Up there with James SA Corey for modern SF

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

4.0

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

5.0