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A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand

A Haunting on the Hill

2.5

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

From the Basement: A History of Emo Music and How It Changed Society by Natasha Van Duser, Taylor Markarian

From the Basement: A History of Emo Music and How It Changed Society

Natasha Van Duser, Taylor Markarian

4.5

informative reflective medium-paced

Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake

Iris Kelly Doesn't Date

Ashley Herring Blake

4.5

emotional 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

This Must Be the Place: Music, Community and Vanished Spaces in New York City by Jesse Rifkin

This Must Be the Place: Music, Community and Vanished Spaces in New York City

4.5

adventurous reflective slow-paced

Ab(solutely) Normal: Short Stories That Smash Mental Health Stereotypes by Sonia Patel, Anna Drury, Karen Jialu Bao, Rocky Callen, Val Howlett, Mercedes Acosta, Nikki Grimes, Alechia Dow, Ebony Stewart, Patrick Downes, Jonathan Lenore Kastin, Francisco X. Stork, Nora Shalaway Carpenter, Isabel Quintero, James Bird, Marcella Pixley

Ab(solutely) Normal: Short Stories That Smash Mental Health Stereotypes

Sonia Patel, Anna Drury, Karen Jialu Bao, Rocky Callen, Val Howlett, Mercedes Acosta, Nikki Grimes, Alechia Dow, Ebony Stewart, Patrick Downes, Jonathan Lenore Kastin, Francisco X. Stork, Nora Shalaway Carpenter, Isabel Quintero, James Bird, Marcella Pixley

4.0

challenging hopeful reflective medium-paced

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Stars in Your Eyes by Kacen Callender

Stars in Your Eyes

Kacen Callender

4.0

challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Everything/Nothing/Someone: A Memoir by Alice Carrière

Everything/Nothing/Someone: A Memoir

Alice Carrière

4.0

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Is It Hot in Here (Or Am I Suffering for All Eternity for the Sins I Committed on Earth)? by Zach Zimmerman

Is It Hot in Here (Or Am I Suffering for All Eternity for the Sins I Committed on Earth)?

5.0

funny reflective medium-paced

Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas

Vampires of El Norte

4.0

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A Booklover's Guide to New York by Cleo Le-Tan

A Booklover's Guide to New York

4.0

informative slow-paced