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Dead to Me by Annie Anderson

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adventurous emotional mysterious fast-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? No

4.5

A Sea of Song and Sirens: The Naiads of Juile Book One by Whit Stanfield

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adventurous emotional mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

Love the storyline! Ended up sharing some of my favorite lines with friends to push them to read it! Can't wait for Book 2 release! 
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The Harvesting by Melanie Karsak

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.
Just too much information and plot shoved into the first few chapters
Parting Shadows by Kate Sheeran Swed

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

3.0

The Legacy by Kate Sheeran Swed

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adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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? No

4.5

The Resistance by Kate Sheeran Swed

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adventurous emotional mysterious fast-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? No

4.5

The Tournament by Kate Sheeran Swed

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adventurous emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

Wilder Girls by Rory Power

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

5.0

Gorgeous dystopian horror with a light queer spin. Enjoyed it the whole way through! 
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The Reluctant Witch by Kristen S. Walker

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 47%.
I felt like it still hadn't picked up speed or really gotten into the meat of the plot, and I was about halfway through...
Survive the Dome by Kosoko Jackson

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challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-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? No

5.0

It's tragic how the events of this book were reality twisted just slightly into fiction - that people of color are killed by people in power and the cycle continues. 

Well-written, powerful, and vitally important.