djreads's Reviews (577)

Amari and the Night Brothers

B.B. Alston

4.25

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective medium-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

Birds of a Feather

Laina Villeneuve

4.5

emotional funny hopeful informative 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

I really liked this!

New Nigeria County

Clare Brown

DID NOT FINISH: 31%

I know it’s satire but I wasn’t amused. When I wasn’t annoyed I was bored. Just not for me.

Guava Flavored Lies

J.J. Arias

3.5

funny lighthearted medium-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

Love and Sportsball

Meka James

4.0

emotional funny hopeful medium-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: Yes

It’s cute!

Staged

Elle Cosimano

2.0

lighthearted mysterious

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Debate and Decadence

Sula Sullivan

lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Akata Woman

Nnedi Okorafor

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-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: Yes

To Be Loved By Mia

Deja Elise

4.0

emotional reflective medium-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: Yes

This was deeper than I expected. Lots of layered, flawed characters. A decent amount of spice. Good overall story but it felt somewhat unresolved. I really enjoyed it and I hope we get a little more of these characters.

Content Warnings

Sky Full of Elephants

Cebo Campbell

4.0

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-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: Yes

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