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When You Ask Me Where I'm Going by Jasmin Kaur

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl's Notes from the End of the World by Kai Cheng Thom

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challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

Making Love with the Land by Joshua Whitehead

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead

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emotional hopeful reflective tense 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

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Dancing in the Mosque: An Afghan Mother's Letter to Her Son by Homeira Qaderi

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Field Study Meditations on a Year at the Herbarium by Helen Humphreys

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informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

The Only One Left by Riley Sager

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dark sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

Found the main character insufferable and hated all their actions

Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan

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emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I loved the subject matter and think it'd be great for people who like this style of novel - the mainstream mystery type while also being educational in an interesting way.
I personally found it too long in the later half, there are a bunch of things that happen/are brought up as seemingly relevant but then never addressed again, or like happen suddenly and feel out of place and weird. I also just did not like most of the characters, even the ones I think I was supposed to like in the end.

Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture by Virginia Sole-Smith

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.5