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We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America by Roxanna Asgarian

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challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.5


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A Shot in the Dark by Victoria Lee

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 19%.
I realized the “forbidden love” trope here wasn’t going to work for me
The Spectacular by Fiona Davis

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adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.25


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Old Enough by Haley Jakobson

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emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0


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Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It by Greg Marshall

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dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.75


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Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0


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Seven Minutes in Candyland by Brian Wasson

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.25


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Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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Second Chances in New Port Stephen by TJ Alexander

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emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5


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My Father, the Panda Killer by Jamie Jo Hoang

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated

4.25

Tough read, but well executed. Beautiful and heartbreaking and nuanced and complex and compelling with great writing 

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