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[quote=Anonymous]Ooh, I love this! I have a terrible memory, but luckily started using StoryGraph this year, so here were my 4.5-5 star books:

Fiction:

Washington Black, Esi Edugyan (sometimes harrowing tale involving slavery, but had loveliness and heart as well)

This Tender Land, William Kent Krueger (both action-packed and full of emotion)

Piranessi, Susanna Clarke (fairy-tale type of mood, weird but it worked for me)

The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls, Anissa Gray (effects on a family when a parent goes to prison, about relationships and emotions without a “plot” per se)

The Girl With the Louding Voice, Abi Dare (like a lot of these, dark but with a beauty and hope to it)

Less Dark/Literary, More Fun Fiction:

The Other Black Girl, Zakiya Dalila Harris (workplace intrigue)

The Beautiful Ones, Silvia Moreno-Garcia (historical romance, of the Pride and Prejudice variety, plus a telekinesis subplot that somehow fits)

A Holly Jolly Diwali, Sonia Lalli (technically a romance, but more a Sophie Kinsella-type “find your happiness” plot)

Notes From My Captivity, Kathy Parks (YA with a weird plot, but a strong, fresh voice and some truly touching emotions)

Rise and Shine Benedict Stone, Phaedra Patrick (lonely older man learns to open himself up to life, light and heartwarming)

Nonfiction:

Black Widow (who would have thought a memoir about sudden widowhood could be light, but she managed it! 100% recommended for fans of Amber Ruffin’s book)

Tangled Up in Blue (Georgetown Law prof joins DC police)

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