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Apple: Skin to the Core by Eric Gansworth

Apple: Skin to the Core

3.0

emotional informative sad medium-paced

Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett

Wyrd Sisters

Terry Pratchett

4.0

funny lighthearted mysterious 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 Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

The Titan's Curse

5.0

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Whose Names Are Unknown by Sanora Babb

Whose Names Are Unknown

3.0

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

The Golem and the Jinni

4.75

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

4.5

challenging emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

The City We Became

5.0

adventurous emotional mysterious tense 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

The Transmigration of Bodies by Yuri Herrera

The Transmigration of Bodies

4.0

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman

Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader

4.75

funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera

Signs Preceding the End of the World

4.75

mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated