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Scream Baby Scream: A Dark MFM Halloween Romance Novella by Sonia Palermo

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

5.0

we love masked men who fully respect the first C in CNC
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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder

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informative slow-paced

4.0

America, you in danger girl.
Luster by Raven Leilani

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

3.75

A young black woman gets caught up in a relationship with a married man in an open relationship, and you're witnessing a woman searching for something, but no idea what that something is. It's sad, she's hurting, she's lost, she's detached and she's messy. This is one of those books where you're going to be uncomfortable the entire time you read this. 
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The Daymakers by Grace McGinty

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adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

This one time a girl who goes through hell, forces herself out of a terrible relationship only to gain her power back by going toe to toe with multiple masked rock stars, and those within their orbit. It’s delicious. Check TWs. 
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Guillotine by Delilah S. Dawson

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

revenge is a beautiful thing 
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The Spite House by Johnny Compton

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.5

Despite the slow pacied start and the confusion I have with the ending, I loved the eeriness of the story. I loved that this is a haunted house story where the house is a character itself, and these ghosties are fueled by spite and rage (because same). 
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We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance by Kellie Carter Jackson

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informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

I loved this insight/corrective historical analysis into black resistance and black joy. This examines what violence v nonviolence truly means, and I highly recommend. 
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Dare Me by Summer O'Toole

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dark funny lighthearted medium-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

4.75

Lochy-Baby had me laughing and blushing through this entire spicy book. This series was truly a ton of fun. 
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Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

"Man can’t be two types of beasts"

Flawed and violent characters is something that SA Cosby does so well, and Beauregard “Bug” was no different. I loved how this book tackled income inequality with a fast and furious backdrop. It was action packed and moving, and truly just a story about a man coming to terms with which beast he chooses to pursue.
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GIRL MESS: a Katabasis in verse by Kim Rashidi

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

my brain will not recover from this poetry collection, but I want more of it because self-indulgence and self-deprication is such a messy and relatable world to escape into