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75 reviews

All Our Hidden Gifts by Caroline O'Donoghue

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

4.25

White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky

emotional reflective sad 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

Knowledge: A Very Short Introduction by Jennifer Nagel

2.0

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.5

Every book I’ve read by Nicola Yoon so far has utterly wrecked me. Thank you for reminding me why we choose to love others. To forgive others. To love ourselves. To forgive ourselves. Reading this book was the perfect example of perfect book, perfect time. Excellent, as always.

Blue Lock, Vol. 11 by Muneyuki Kaneshiro, Yusuke Nomura

4.0

Blue Lock, Vol. 9 by Muneyuki Kaneshiro, Yusuke Nomura

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

Blue Lock, Vol. 8 by Muneyuki Kaneshiro, Yusuke Nomura

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.0

Miles Morales Suspended: A Spider-Man Novel by Jason Reynolds

funny lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism