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The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

This is an amazing story made up of multiple generations’ stories. It makes you reflect that everyone around you has a background and story, and the only way to remember them is to ask. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective slow-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Abandonment

Minor: Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Once Upon a K-Prom by Kat Cho

funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman

challenging emotional funny hopeful medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

A great story about life, loss, moving on, and holding onto the good. You get brought into a bright world with colorful characters and unpredictable situations!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cursing, Racial slurs, Racism, Car accident, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Sexual content, and Abandonment

Kaiju Girl Caramelise, Vol. 1 by Spica Aoki

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

Oh my goodness! So cute, so funny, and so much fun to read! I love the characters and the plot is so interesting! This definitely has the potential to be in my Top 5! 🥰

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Body shaming

The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

Incredible story! The mysteries unfolded in an amazing way and nothing felt rushed. All the questions are answered, and the twists and turns kept me at the edge of my seat!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Death, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Never Open It: The Taboo Trilogy by Ken Niimura

adventurous lighthearted tense medium-paced

3.75

The third story brought everything home for me. I was confused by the first story since it didn’t seem to have a moral (at e I missed something?) or clean ending. The artwork is super unique and I love the use of color and expressive lineart. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Blood

Minor: Animal death, Violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Every Tool's a Hammer: Life Is What You Make It by Adam Savage

funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

As someone who grew up on Mythbusters, binged it in 2020, and has kept up with Adam Savage’s Tested, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It perfectly blends storytelling, practical tips, and deeper conversations into one cohesive conversation. I love that he starts off with “everyone is a maker - whether you’re a builder, chef, seamstress or artist” because it opens up the rest of what he has to say to everyone - not just model makers. I’m so happy to have listened to it first, but now I want to buy a physical copy, read it again, and mark up all my favorite parts!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cursing

Educated by Tara Westover
Did not finish book. Stopped at 68%.

Ran out of time and wasn’t interested to finish it

Laughing Under the Clouds, Volume 3 by Kemuri Karakara

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced

5.0

Even after reading this volume a second time I am still crying 😭