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We Are Still Here: The Women of Afghanistan by Nahid Shahalimi
challenging
emotional
informative
slow-paced
4.0
The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life by Simran Jeet Singh
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
The Love Connection by Denise Williams
funny
lighthearted
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
The Moon Within by Aida Salazar
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Transphobia
Consort of the Crime Queen by Persephone Black
dark
fast-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? Yes
3.0
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death, Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, and Grief
The Sacrifice: When Transition Looks Like Chaos by Youmie Jean Francois
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
5.0
I've always considered poetry to be a form of good medicine. Poetry is a form of writing that exposes one's soul. It's vulnerable work to share.
There are no exceptions with Youmie's work.
I was honored enough to be chosen to read an advance copy of, "The Sacrifice: When Transition Looks Like Chaos". I knew how vulnerable this was going to be. What I didn't realize was how it was going to make me feel.
With each turn of the page, the reader is on a brought along on a journey. One that starts with a familiar pain from the first line. This isn't that pompous poetry that we had to have our English teacher decipher for us in 11th grade. This is the kind of poetry that feels like sitting with a friend during a turbulent season, and they hand us a warm mug along with the words, "I've been there too."
Now, darkness isn't the main theme of this journey. It is where it starts but not where it ends. We travel through the darkness, we meet a spark, and it is there we find hope. The transition from one state to another.
In the poignant verses of this poetry collection, Youmie Jean Francois captures the current state of the world-aching, wounded, broken. With each tender exploration of the ember of hope emerging from the healing of inner scars, the reader is invited to partake in a collective healing journey.
It is in these verses that the shared experiences of pain and resilience come together, offering solace and the promise that, we can be whole again.
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0