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214 reviews

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal by Adrian Alphona, G. Willow Wilson

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Say It Louder!: Black Voters, White Narratives, and Saving Our Democracy by Tiffany Cross

challenging informative medium-paced

The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler by Lynne Olson

adventurous informative inspiring sad slow-paced

The Paper Girl of Paris by Jordyn Taylor

adventurous informative mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Sadie by Courtney Summers

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I listened to this as an audiobook and it was incredible. It almost seemed like it was made for audiobook, with the dual narratives of the podcast and Sadie's point of view.

The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

emotional inspiring fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
Did not finish book.

My pandemic brain just couldn't focus on this book, even though it's one I'd normally devour. I'll try again when I'm less stressed.