spines_with_steph's Reviews (559)

Girls of Riyadh

Rajaa Alsanea, Marilyn Booth

3.5

funny lighthearted reflective fast-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

Why Do You Dance When You Walk?

Abdourahman A. Waberi

3.0

hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

They Dream in Gold

Mai Sennaar

4.0

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Magma

Thora Hjörleifsdóttir

2.5

dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

An Unnecessary Woman

Rabih Alameddine

5.0

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Lucky Girl

Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu

4.5

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

La novia oscura

Laura Restrepo

2.0

slow-paced

Straight from the Horse's Mouth

Meryem Alaoui

3.5

challenging dark funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

The Seers

Sulaiman Addonia

4.0

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

La Bastarda

Trifonia Melibea Obono

4.0

adventurous challenging dark reflective fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Incest, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Pregnancy