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The Sky Was Falling: A Young Surgeon's Story of Bravery, Survival, and Hope by Cornelia Griggs

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informative reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real about the End by Alua Arthur

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

Ambition Monster by Jennifer Romolini

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hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.5

Home/Land: A Memoir of Departure and Return by Rebecca Mead

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emotional reflective slow-paced

3.5

Bluff: Poems by Danez Smith

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adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

4.5

But You Seemed So Happy: A Marriage, in Pieces and Bits by Kimberly Harrington

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emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.0

Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials by Marion Gibson

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challenging dark reflective slow-paced

3.5

Confrontations by Simone Atangana Bekono

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challenging dark medium-paced

Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

The Z Word by Lindsay King-Miller

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dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5