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Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

Her Body and Other Parties

Carmen Maria Machado

4.25
challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Certain Dark Things

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

4.0
dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass

The Taking of Jake Livingston

Ryan Douglass

4.5
challenging dark emotional 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: No
Night Film by Marisha Pessl

Night Film

Marisha Pessl

3.25
dark mysterious medium-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
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There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura

There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job

Kikuko Tsumura

4.5
lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Sulwe by Lupita Nyong'o

Sulwe

Lupita Nyong'o

4.0
fast-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
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Nona the Ninth

Tamsyn Muir

4.5
adventurous challenging dark slow-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: No
Rebel by Marie Lu

Rebel

Marie Lu

4.0
adventurous 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: No
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Harrow the Ninth

Tamsyn Muir

4.5
adventurous dark funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

She Who Became the Sun

Shelley Parker-Chan

4.25
dark sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes