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Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao

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adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong

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adventurous funny hopeful 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? No

5.0


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The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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? No

4.25


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Sing Anyway by Anita Kelly

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emotional funny lighthearted 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? No

4.0


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An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana Herrera

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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? No

5.0


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Salt the Water by Candice Iloh

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emotional 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? No

2.75


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Hum by Helen Phillips

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

4.0

Thanks to Simon and Schuster for the free copy of this book.

 - I am a big fan of Phillips’ atmospheric horror. With HUM, she takes it into the near future with incredible results.
- What a time to be reading this particular vision of the future, which feels about nine seconds away from right now with the rise of AI, constant surveillance, and online viral notoriety.
- Phillips is also excellent at evoking the horrors of motherhood. Even as someone without my own children, I found myself losing my breath as May rode the rollercoaster of this plot. 

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A Little Less Broken: How an Autism Diagnosis Finally Made Me Whole by Marian Schembari

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emotional hopeful informative fast-paced

4.5

Thanks to Macmillan Audio for the free copy of this book.

 - A LITTLE LESS BROKEN is memoir with a big dash of research (or the lack thereof) about autistic women.
- I found a lot of this book to be highly relatable, and I think many will, even people who aren’t autistic. There’s a lot here about women and acceptable social behavior, medical diagnoses, and parenting.
- Schembari reads the audiobook and brings a ton of heart to it. She is a very engaging narrator and you can hear her joy and frustration throughout. 

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If They Come for Us: Poems by Fatimah Asghar

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emotional reflective medium-paced

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