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Paola Santiago And The Forest Of Nightmares by Tehlor Kay Mejia

Paola Santiago And The Forest Of Nightmares

Tehlor Kay Mejia

5.0
adventurous emotional funny 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: Complicated
Goliath by Tochi Onyebuchi

Goliath

Tochi Onyebuchi

4.5
reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen

When the Reckoning Comes

LaTanya McQueen

4.0
dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
I always love a solid Black horror that combines the spookiness of ghosts with the spookiness of racism! WHEN THE RECKONING COMES by LaTanya McQueen features some absolutely stunning writing and haunting passages that sometimes evokes the clarity and preciseness of Toni Morrison. You know that feeling when reading a Morrison passage where you have to reread it just to appreciate it again? Yeah, that was me during certain passages in this book. The interludes in WHEN THE RECKONING COMES acknowledge and pay respect to the bravery and resilience of those enslaved, and the gore is descriptive yet reverent. I’ll definitely be reading more from this author in the future.
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

These Violent Delights

Chloe Gong

4.5
adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Everywhere You Don't Belong by Gabriel Bump

Everywhere You Don't Belong

Gabriel Bump

3.5
challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
A Reunion of Rivals by Reese Ryan

A Reunion of Rivals

Reese Ryan

3.0
funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston

Amari and the Night Brothers

B.B. Alston

4.0
adventurous inspiring mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich

Future Home of the Living God

Louise Erdrich

3.5
dark reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

Artificial Condition

Martha Wells

3.5
adventurous funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Your Corner Dark by Desmond Hall

Your Corner Dark

Desmond Hall

4.0
dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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: Yes