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Black and Neurodiverse: “The intersectionality of being Black and Neurodiverse” by Oluseyitan Ojedokun
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
Family Meal by Bryan Washington
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I loved it.
An Olive Grove in Ends by Moses McKenzie
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
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? Yes
5.0
This book is honestly a refreshing read. Moses tackles gang violence, and religious corruption but also humanizes young people who have a life on the streets in a way that the media doesn't, showing their trials, tribulations, hopes and their dreams
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Abandonment
When Our Worlds Collided by Danielle Jawando
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
A brilliant YA story exploring real-life troubles of being black and young. However there was a lack of development for the only queer MC which really disappointed me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Police brutality
Rootless by Krystle Zara Appiah
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
THIS BOOK MADE ME CRY AT WORK, OVER MY RICE AND STEW.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
The Three of Us by Ore Agbaje-Williams
funny
mysterious
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
3.0
Reading 'The three of us' made me feel like I was a scientist observing a social experiment; three individuals who clearly have no business being together but yet are constantly in the same room. Ore serves us an unusual band of characters on a plate, dishing us a taste of what it would feel like to be in a hate triangle instead of a love one.