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Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Thoughtful and fierce queer YA about first love/loss, learning, intersectional feminism and finding your voice and your power.
Magic, Lies, and Deadly Pies by Misha Popp
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.75
Forest of Noise: Poems by Mosab Abu Toha
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
A powerful and urgent new collection of poems about life within and in exile from Gaza.
Something Extraordinary by Alexis Hall
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
The third deliciously giggly queer romcom in Alexis Hall’s Something Something Regency romance series, a platonic/aromantic MF love story full of hijacks and hijinks, mutual abductions and rescuings.
How to Be Remy Cameron by Julian Winters
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Contemporary queer YA about finding and defining ourselves, family and friendships, and a sweet young MM romance.
Goddess of Democracy: an Occupy lyric by Henry Wei Leung
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
An historic and poetic insight into erasure and protest about (and from within) Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement.
Pull It Down by Matt Chun
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
4.5
A fantastic new flip the flap book for young (and older) decolonisers.