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Song of Silver, Flame Like Night by Amélie Wen Zhao
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation and War
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
Minor: Suicide attempt
Babel by R.F. Kuang
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation
Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Slavery
Sam by Allegra Goodman
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Sexual content
Friday I'm in Love by Camryn Garrett
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Outing
Schooling as Uncertainty: An Ethnographic Memoir in Comparative Education by Frances Vavrus
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Minor: Violence and Sexual harassment
The Upper World by Femi Fadugba
Did not finish book. Stopped at 24%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 24%.
Wasn't what I was expecting, not my thing
All the White Spaces by Ally Wilkes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-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
5.0
How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing by KC Davis
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
dark
informative
tense
medium-paced
5.0
M Is for Monster by Talia Dutton
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-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? Yes
4.5