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Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids by Meghan Daum

Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids

4.0

challenging reflective medium-paced

Pulling the Chariot of the Sun by Shane McCrae

Pulling the Chariot of the Sun

4.0

reflective medium-paced

Just as You Are by Camille Kellogg

Just as You Are

Camille Kellogg

3.5

emotional lighthearted reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Ryan and Avery by David Levithan

Ryan and Avery

4.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Yellowface

4.5

emotional 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

I Felt the End Before It Came: Memoirs of a Queer Ex-Jehovah's Witness by Daniel Allen Cox

I Felt the End Before It Came: Memoirs of a Queer Ex-Jehovah's Witness

Daniel Allen Cox

3.5

informative reflective slow-paced

My Roommate Is a Vampire by Jenna Levine

My Roommate Is a Vampire

3.5

funny lighthearted medium-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: Complicated

The Sweetest Revenge by Lizzy Dent

The Sweetest Revenge

4.0

funny lighthearted medium-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

On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good by Elise Loehnen

On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good

5.0

challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

Heartstopper Volume 4 by Alice Oseman

Heartstopper Volume 4

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes