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The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

The Bandit Queens

Parini Shroff

3.5
emotional tense medium-paced
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel by Shahnaz Habib

Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel

Shahnaz Habib

5.0
challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People's Business by Roxane Gay

Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People's Business

Roxane Gay

5.0
challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Life Council: 10 Friends Every Woman Needs by Laura Tremaine

The Life Council: 10 Friends Every Woman Needs

Laura Tremaine

3.5
lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Still Pictures: On Photography and Memory by Janet Malcolm

Still Pictures: On Photography and Memory

Janet Malcolm

4.0
reflective slow-paced
The Wisdom of Morrie: Living and Aging Creatively and Joyfully by Morrie Schwartz

The Wisdom of Morrie: Living and Aging Creatively and Joyfully

Morrie Schwartz

4.0
challenging reflective slow-paced
Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman

Heartstopper Volume 5

Alice Oseman

5.0
emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
How to Be a Good Savage and Other Poems by Mikeas Sánchez

How to Be a Good Savage and Other Poems

Mikeas Sánchez

3.0
medium-paced
Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott

Beware the Woman

Megan Abbott

3.0
dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another by Ainissa Ramirez

The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another

Ainissa Ramirez

3.5
informative slow-paced