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44 reviews

Seeri by Chiamaka Okike

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adventurous emotional funny sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Beautiful. Chiamaka has a knack for description and capturing detail! Beautiful 
A New New Me by Helen Oyeyemi

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adventurous challenging funny mysterious 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

4.25

This was such a JOURNEY🤣 The Kinga’s are a funny bunch
Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Junior

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emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

F*ck.  What a book.
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Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Give Him to Me: the heart-stopping new thriller from the Queen of the Big Reveal! by Dorothy Koomson

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

4.0

Before We Hit the Ground by Selali Fiamanya

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dark emotional hopeful informative sad 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

4.5

The Liquid Eye of a Moon: A Novel by Uchenna Awoke

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sad tense medium-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

3.25

Dimpka is really useless. Like I get that he shoulders responsibility for his family but he took that on himself. All his other siblings were relatively successful but he just…


Universality by Natasha Brown

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
I’m unsure. Need to read again.
Swift River by Essie Chambers

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Did not finish book.
Beautiful prose but the plot just wasn’t grabbing me
My Name Isn't Joe by James Thomas

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

3.75