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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 44%.
As a mood reader, this sad, slow-paced, cerebral novel is not what I’m in the mood for at this time. 
Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez

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emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Wahala by Nikki May

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dark tense medium-paced

4.0

What the Fireflies Knew by Kai Harris

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

Don't Cry for Me by Daniel Black

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emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

The Great Mrs. Elias by Barbara Chase-Riboud

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informative medium-paced

3.5

Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa

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emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

These Toxic Things by Rachel Howzell Hall

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5