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D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding

Chencia C. Higgins

4.0

emotional funny hopeful 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: Yes

Akata Warrior

Nnedi Okorafor

3.25

adventurous mysterious 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

Make the Season Bright

Ashley Herring Blake

DID NOT FINISH: 77%

I hated the entitlement and gaslighting. Made me so mad I couldn’t finish even as I was more than 75% in…I should’ve stopped long before. Like this author, hate this book!

You Will Never Be Me

Jesse Q. Sutanto

3.5

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The characters got so annoying at points! That’s the main reason this wasn’t 4+ stars. Otherwise, another great from the great in my opinion.

Akata Witch

Nnedi Okorafor

3.25

hopeful mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Message

Ta-Nehisi Coates

5.0

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

It’s a beautiful thing to be able to witness someone using their individual gifts in a way that is clearly part of their purpose in life. Awestruck. Moved. Haunted.