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34 reviews

D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding by Chencia C. Higgins

funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

I cried. I laughed. I loved this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia

That Blue Trickster Time by Amy Uyematsu

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

First book that talks about covid that I’ve enjoyed. Explores race relations now and in the time of Japanese internment camps and Black Panthers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

adventurous challenging inspiring mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Murder, and Classism

The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar

hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Homophobia

Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

love elio’s narration of confusing time line: did this happen or did he imagine it? but HATE the inconsistencies of the quotation marks. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

The Handmaid's Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) Special Edition by Margaret Atwood

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Trafficking, and Murder

And Don't F&%k It Up: An Oral History of Rupaul's Drag Race (the First Ten Years) by Maria Elena Fernandez, World of Wonder

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted sad slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

The Illustrated Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living by Russ Harris

challenging reflective fast-paced

4.5