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Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee

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funny hopeful lighthearted 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? No

4.5

I LOVE ROMCOMS
The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.

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5.0

James by Percival Everett

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4.5

Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana

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

3.0

“My favorite stories are the ones I can escape into. The ones where I can leave behind this bleak existence and be somebody else, even if just for a little while. Someone braver than me. Someone with the power to change their circumstances.”
— Chapter 8, p. 76

THIS GAVE ME EMOTIONAL WHIPLASH LIKE WDYM IT ENDS LIKE THAT?????
This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan

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4.0

“I’ve come to realize that a woman who wants more and realizes she deserves it is a dangerous thing.”
— Chapter 30, p. 253-4
Roaming Holiday by Marina Hill

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adventurous emotional lighthearted 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

2.5

think princess diaries but sprinkle in some hitmen in there. what a chaotic ride.
Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan

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4.0

beautiful
Team Players by Deanna Grey

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emotional funny lighthearted 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

2.5

this is book had so potential but it was so poorly executed… i just wanted more of sam and aderyn being cute and lovey dovey romantic but this book was mostly focused on the strange betting subplot instead of the romance :/
Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson

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

5.0

Malcolm X said it best. “The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman. The most neglected person in America is the Black woman.”
The Color of a Lie by Kim Johnson

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emotional informative tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

“But this country only knows how to rule in terror and by blood. The physical and the metaphysical. The hate that has now fueled this country against us is as visible as skin color and as invisible as the soul.”