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The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

The Art of Racing in the Rain

Garth Stein

4.0
adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk

Echo Mountain

Lauren Wolk

4.0
adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Serpentine by Philip Pullman

Serpentine

Philip Pullman

2.0
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
The Binding by Bridget Collins

The Binding

Bridget Collins

4.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Americanah

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

4.0
adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-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
Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah

Where the Forest Meets the Stars

Glendy Vanderah

4.0
dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
What Lies Between Us by John Marrs

What Lies Between Us

John Marrs

3.0
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman

The Complete Maus

Art Spiegelman

4.0
challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced
How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones

How We Fight For Our Lives

Saeed Jones

3.0
challenging hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced
Mustard Seed by Laila Ibrahim

Mustard Seed

Laila Ibrahim

4.0
challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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: Yes