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Out of the Woods by Hannah Bonam-Young

Out of the Woods

Hannah Bonam-Young

4.5

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Please Stop Trying to Leave Me by Alana Saab

Please Stop Trying to Leave Me

5.0

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Medical Gaslighting: How to Get the Care You Deserve in a System that Makes You Fight for Your Life by Ilana Jacqueline

Medical Gaslighting: How to Get the Care You Deserve in a System that Makes You Fight for Your Life

Ilana Jacqueline

4.0

challenging informative medium-paced

Decent People by De'Shawn Charles Winslow

Decent People

De'Shawn Charles Winslow

3.0

slow-paced

How the Boogeyman Became a Poet by Tony Keith Jr.

How the Boogeyman Became a Poet

4.0

reflective fast-paced

Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez

Yours Truly

4.0

emotional funny reflective 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

Abolitionist Intimacies by El Jones

Abolitionist Intimacies

5.0

challenging reflective sad slow-paced

Black Grief/White Grievance: The Politics of Loss by Juliet Hooker

Black Grief/White Grievance: The Politics of Loss

4.0

hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

Happy Place by Emily Henry

Happy Place

3.5

emotional hopeful 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: Complicated

Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renée Watson

Black Girl You Are Atlas

3.5

hopeful reflective fast-paced