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Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey

emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

The Guest by Emma Cline

dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Sex Cult Nun by Faith Jones

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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

4.5

Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum by Antonia Hylton

dark informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

Legitimate Kid by Aida Rodriguez

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.25

By a Spider's Thread by Laura Lippman

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan

dark informative slow-paced

3.75

Inheritance: A Visual Poem by Elizabeth Acevedo

hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.25