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Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma

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adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful informative mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Okay I’m done… @tigestgirma … girl… just thank you 🥲 as a Twilight stan growing up I always wanted to see myself in the characters, but it just never hit home the way I needed it to. This being among other beautifully crafted fantasy stories written by us for us, I appreciate you so much for this. The way I laughed, smirked, cussed everybody out, punched the air, and encouraged every bit of rage throughout this book.. the sensuality of it, and the healing?! A gem 🙏🏾✨

The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow

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adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Prettier Women: It happened at Christmas. An African American BBW Romance. by Shantel Davis

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adventurous challenging funny hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I just feel like I wanted more. I wanted to know more about why he really blamed himself about Belinda’s death, what he did with Bambi’s panties, and

why the hell the story jumped from him asking her to move in to boom 8 years later and yall are married with a kid.

I know this was supposed to be cute, which it had it’s moments, but the ending felt rushed. Aside from that the slow burn was nice. They didn’t get intimate until about 60% in which I liked because you could feel the tension building up, and the wait was worth it.

Wilder Girls by Rory Power

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The Last Sad Love Song by Kimberly Brown

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I would’ve given it 6 stars if she would’ve let her beat Stephanie’s ass fr! But this was an adorable story, where Callie got everything she needed and deserved. I loved Thane for her. Thank you for no third act drama!!

All the Black Girls Are Activists: A Fourth Wave Womanist Pursuit of Dreams as Radical Resistance by EbonyJanice Moore

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challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

Master of Souls by Rena Barron

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced