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Tangles: A Story about Alzheimer's, My Mother, and Me by Sarah Leavitt

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challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

Sleep Well, My Lady by Kwei Quartey

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

A Superior Death by Nevada Barr

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz

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

4.5

Murder at the White Palace by Allison Montclair

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

4.0

The Little Book of Race and Restorative Justice: Black Lives, Healing, and Us Social Transformation by Fania E. Davis

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adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

Doing Nothing Is No Longer an Option: One Woman's Journey into Everyday Antiracism by Jenny Booth Potter

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr

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

4.0

The Body Alone: A Lyrical Articulation of Chronic Pain by Nina Lohman

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

The Comfort of Ghosts by Jacqueline Winspear

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0