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Readers who enjoyed Cool. Awkward. Black. by Amerie, Kalynn Bayron, Terry J. Benton, Roseanne A. Brown, Elise Bryant, Tracy Deonn, Desiree S. Evans, Isaac Fitzsimons, Lamar R. Giles, Jordan Ifueko, Leah Johnson, Amanda Joy, Danny Lore, Kwame Mbalia, Tochi Onyebuchi, K. Arsenault Rivera, Ciannon Smart, Julian Winters & Ibi Zoboi also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Throwback by Maurene Goo
Back to the Future meets The Joy Luck Club in this YA contemporary romance about a Korean American girl sent back to the ’90s to (reluctantly) help her teenage mom win Homecoming Queen.Being a first-generation Asian American immigrant is hard. You know what’s harder? Being the daughter of one...Categorized as:
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Divine by Nichole Van
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsTime is a vast cosmic sea, where each life exists as rippling circles on its surface, past and future being eternally present. And occasionally, one expanding ring tangles with that of another, linking two lives together even though separated by centuries . . -
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![Agatha H and the Airship City by Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio]()
Agatha H and the Airship City by Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio
The Industrial Revolution has escalated into all-out warfare. It has been eighteen years since the Heterodyne Boys, benevolent adventurers and inventors, disappeared under mysterious circumstances... -
![The Ugly Stepsister by Aya Ling]()
The Ugly Stepsister by Aya Ling
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsAn alternative cover edition of this ASIN can be found here.When Kat accidentally rips apart an old picture book, she's magically transported into the world of Cinderella--as Katriona, one of the ugly stepsisters! Life turns upside down now that she’s a highborn lady and must learn how to survive the social season, including how to get through the door in a huge metal hoop skirt... -
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![The Water Dragon's Bride, Vol. 2 by Rei Tōma]()
The Water Dragon's Bride, Vol. 2 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsA modern-day girl gets whisked away to a strange land where she is sacrificed to a water dragon god!In the blink of an eye, a modern-day girl named Asahi is whisked away from her warm and happy home and stranded in a strange and mysterious world where she is sacrificed to a water dragon god! What plans are in store for her, and what will happen when she comes face to face with this god?After a... -
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Cool. Awkward. Black. by Amerie, Kalynn Bayron
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA multi-genre YA anthology of bestselling, critically acclaimed Black authors challenging the concept of the geek, featuring contributions from Amerie, Kalynn Bayron, Terry J. Benton-Walker, Roseanne A. Brown, Elise Bryant, Tracy Deonn, Desiree S. Evans, Isaac Fitzsimons, Lamar Giles, Jordan Ifueko, Leah Johnson, Amanda Joy, Kwame Mbalia, Tochi Onyebuchi, Shari B. Pennant, K...Categorized as:
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Clandestine by Nichole Van
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFate will draw two people together, traveling centuries if necessary. But even so, predestined lovers still have the choice to walk away . . . In 2014, Marc Wilde--martial artist and actor--finds his life a mess. His latest film, Croc-nami , is being trashed on social media, sending his acting career into a tailspin (crocodile pun . . . nice). His dating history isn't much better... -
![Cause of Death by Jason Ayres]()
Cause of Death by Jason Ayres
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 2 ratingsHenry and Alice find themselves trapped in a deadly time loop in this latest instalment of The Time Bubble series.When Henry Jones woke up on holiday in Fuerteventura, he didn’t expect to get burnt, drowned, or shot. Nor did he expect to be eaten by a mythical sea monster...Categorized as:
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![Murder Through the Looking-Glass: Supernatural Beyond Time Romantic Mystery by Cathy A. Corn]()
Murder Through the Looking-Glass: Supernatural Beyond Time Romantic Mystery by Cathy A. Corn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 2 ratings(This book contains a link to a free book of short stories, Tales of the Wild & Seldom Seen. Formerly published as Crystal Clear by Cathy Corn.) NIGHT TERRORS. A VISITING GHOST. And a crystal clear vision of her past life self’s tragic end in the 1940’s... -
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Splinters In Time by Jason Ayres
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 1 ratingsGetting lost in the wrong time was bad enough. But things get far worse for Josh Gardner when he can’t even find his way back to his own universe. When his ex-girlfriend, Lauren, starts having recurring nightmares about a strange alternate reality in which she was murdered, Josh becomes interested in proving the existence of other universes...Categorized as:
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![A Haunted Past by April Kennedy]()
A Haunted Past by April Kennedy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 1 ratingsA Haunted Past -- Angie Conaty, has long suffered from a reoccurring nightmare. The same one she's had since childhood. As an adult the dreams come far less frequently, due to her demanding public relations position, in the Toronto based reality television station, Gottchaon TV. The channel is in hot water currently, with the creators son -an entitled rich manchild- at the helm... -
![The Brass Queen by Elizabeth Chatsworth]()
The Brass Queen by Elizabeth Chatsworth
In 1897, a fiery British aristocrat and an inept US spy search for a stolen invisibility serum that could spark a global war.Miss Constance Haltwhistle is the last in a line of blue-blooded rogue inventors. Selling exotic firearms under her alias, the ‘Brass Queen,’ has kept her baronial estate’s coffers full... -
![One Good Knight by Mercedes Lackey]()
One Good Knight by Mercedes Lackey
Return to the Five Hundred Kingdoms, where a damsel can rescue herself, thank you... Princess Andromeda knows that any problem can be solved with a bit of research. So when a dragon storms the kingdom of Acadia, she decides it's time to hit the books...Categorized as:
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![The Sleeping Beauty by Mercedes Lackey]()
The Sleeping Beauty by Mercedes Lackey
Heavy is the head--and the eyelids--of the princess who wears the crown...In Rosamund's realm, happiness hinges on a few simple beliefs:For every princess there's a prince.The king has ultimate power.Stepmothers should never be trusted.And bad things come to those who break with Tradition....But when Rosa is pursued by a murderous huntsman and then captured by dwarves, her beliefs go up in smoke... -
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![This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub]()
This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 78 ratingsWhat if you could take a vacation to your past?With her celebrated humor, insight, and heart, Emma Straub offers her own twist on traditional time travel tropes, and a different kind of love story. On the eve of her 40th birthday, Alice's life isn't terrible. She likes her job, even if it isn't exactly the one she expected... -
![Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds]()
Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds
Debut author Justin A. Reynolds delivers a hilarious and heartfelt novel about the choices we make, the people we choose, and the moments that make a life worth reliving.When Jack and Kate meet at a party, bonding until sunrise over their mutual love of Froot Loops and their favorite flicks, Jack knows he’s falling—hard...Categorized as:
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![The Next Together by Lauren James]()
The Next Together by Lauren James
Rated: 3.53 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsHow many times can you lose the person you love? Katherine and Matthew are destined to be born again and again, century after century. Each time, their presence changes history for the better, and each time, they fall hopelessly in love, only to be tragically separated...Categorized as:
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The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart by Mathias Malzieu
Rated: 3.55 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsFIRSTLY: don’t touch the hands of your cuckoo-clock heart. SECONDLY: master your anger. THIRDLY: never, ever fall in love. For if you do, the hour hand will poke through your skin, your bones will shatter, and your heart will break once more.Edinburgh, 1874. Born with a frozen heart, Jack is near death when his mother abandons him to the care of Dr...Categorized as:
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![Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match by Sally Thorne]()
Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match by Sally Thorne
From USA Today bestselling author of The Hating Game Sally Thorne comes something a little unexpected… a historical rom-com that imagines Victor Frankenstein’s sheltered younger sister, and her attempts to create the perfect man.For generations, every Frankenstein has found their true love and equal, unlocking lifetimes of blissful wedded adventure... -
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Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
The graphic novel debut from rising star Noelle Stevenson, based on her beloved and critically acclaimed web comic, which Slate awarded its Cartoonist Studio Prize, calling it "a deadpan epic." Nemeses! Dragons! Science! Symbolism! All these and more await in this brilliantly subversive, sharply irreverent epic from Noelle Stevenson... -
![Demons in Disguise by A. Kirk, E. Kirk]()
Demons in Disguise by A. Kirk, E. Kirk
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIt's the Gotta Have Book 3 in the Bestselling Divinicus Nex Chronicles! Continuing the action-packed Divinicus Nex Chronicles, Aurora and fan-favorite hotties The Hex Boys are back with more mystery, non-stop action, romance and laugh-out-loud humor that makes this thrilling series irresistible. Come along for the ride where..Categorized as:
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![Soulless: The Manga, Vol. 2 by Gail Carriger]()
Soulless: The Manga, Vol. 2 by Gail Carriger
Settling into her new life as the Lady Woolsey, Alexia finds her days quite challenging. Whether it is a regiment of supernatural soldiers camped out on her front lawn or the demands of being the Queen's "muhjah," there never seems to be a want of new hurdles to overcome... -
![Manners & Mutiny by Gail Carriger]()
Manners & Mutiny by Gail Carriger
If one must flirt...flirt with danger. Lessons in the art of espionage aboard Mademoiselle Geraldine's floating dirigible have become tedious without Sophronia's sweet sootie Soap nearby. She would much rather be using her skills to thwart the dastardly Picklemen, yet her concerns about their wicked intentions are ignored, and now she's not sure whom to trust...Categorized as:
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![Meat Cute: The Hedgehog Incident by Gail Carriger]()
Meat Cute: The Hedgehog Incident by Gail Carriger
A Parasol Protectorate Prequel ShortFrom the comedic mind of New York Times bestseller Gail Carriger comes the much requested prequel short story to Soulless.Alexia Tarabotti attends what appears to be a very dull London party, until the new werewolf Alpha turns up, is unconscionably rude to her, and sits on a hedgehog... -
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![The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness]()
The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness
After traveling through time in Shadow of Night , the second book in Deborah Harkness’s enchanting series, historian and witch Diana Bishop and vampire scientist Matthew Clairmont return to the present to face new crises and old enemies. At Matthew’s ancestral home at Sept-Tours, they reunite with the cast of characters from A Discovery of Witches --with one significant exception... -
![Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier, Anthea Bell]()
Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier, Anthea Bell
Gwyneth Shepherd's sophisticated, beautiful cousin Charlotte has been prepared her entire life for traveling through time...Categorized as:
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![Curtsies & Conspiracies by Gail Carriger]()
Curtsies & Conspiracies by Gail Carriger
Does one need four fully grown foxgloves for decorating a dinner table for six guests? Or is it six foxgloves to kill four fully grown guests? Sophronia's first year at Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality has certainly been rousing! For one thing, finishing school is training her to be a spy--won't Mumsy be surprised? Furthermore, Sophronia got mixed up in an...Categorized as:
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![Waistcoats & Weaponry by Gail Carriger]()
Waistcoats & Weaponry by Gail Carriger
Class is back in session...Sophronia continues her second year at finishing school in style--with a steel-bladed fan secreted in the folds of her ball gown, of course. Such a fashionable choice of weapon comes in handy when Sophronia, her best friend Dimity, sweet sootie Soap, and the charming Lord Felix Mersey stowaway on a train to return their classmate Sidheag to her werewolf pack in Scotland...Categorized as:
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![Deep Secret by Diana Wynne Jones]()
Deep Secret by Diana Wynne Jones
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsRupert Venables is a Magid.It's a Magid's job to oversee what goes on in the vast Multiverse. Actually, Rupert is really only a junior Magid. But he's got a king-sized problem. Rupert's territory includes Earth and the Empire of Korfyros. When his mentor dies Rupert must find a replacement. But there are hundreds of candidates... -
![Competence by Gail Carriger]()
Competence by Gail Carriger
From New York Times bestselling author Gail Carriger comes the delightful sequel to Imprudence. Accidentally abandoned! All alone in Singapore, proper Miss Primrose Tunstell must steal helium to save her airship, the Spotted Custard , in a scheme involving a lovesick werecat and a fake fish tail...Categorized as:
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