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The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan

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challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 1 by Ryoko Kui

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

A Perfect Mistake by Melanie Conklin

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funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense 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

4.25

The Anxious Generation: How The Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt

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challenging dark hopeful informative medium-paced

4.0

A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon

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dark lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

A City on Mars by Kelly Weinersmith, Zach Weinersmith

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challenging funny hopeful informative medium-paced

4.25

Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0

The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.
When Stars Are Scattered by Omar Mohamed, Victoria Jamieson

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.5

We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

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challenging dark reflective sad medium-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

4.0