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Ethnicity and Race

This is the preferred term. Synonyms are included. You can turn off synonyms.

Narrower terms: Black/African diasporic main character(s), Black/African main character(s), Indigenous North American main character(s), White/European diasporic main character, East Asian main character(s), East Asian diasporic main character(s), South Asian main character(s), South Asian diasporic main character(s), Biracial main character, Mixed race main character(s), Multiracial main character(s), Multiethnic main character(s), Biracial main character(s), Indigenous North American diasporic main character(s), Latine/Latin American main character(s), Latine/Latin American diasporic main character(s), Caribbean main character(s), Caribbean diasporic main character(s), Indigenous Central American main character(s), Indigenous Central American diasporic main character(s), Indigenous South American main character(s), Indigenous South American diasporic main character(s), White/European main character(s), White/European diasporic main character(s), Middle Eastern main character(s), Middle Eastern diasporic main character(s), Central Asian main character(s), Central Asian diasporic main character(s), Southeast Asian main character(s), Southeast Asian diasporic main character(s), Indigenous Australasian main character(s), Indigenous Australasian diasporic main character(s), Melanesian main character(s), Melanesian diasporic main character(s), Micronesian main character(s), Micronesian diasporic main character(s), Polynesian main character(s), Polynesian diasporic main character(s), Southeast Asian diasporic side character(s), South Asian diasporic side character(s), East Asian diasporic side character(s), Chinese-coded main character(s), Malayan-coded main characters, African American main character(s), Black/West African diasporic main character(s), Black/North African diasporic main character(s), Black/Central African diasporic main character(s), Black/East African diasporic main character(s), Black/Southern African diasporic main character(s), Black/West African main character(s), Black/North African main character(s), Black/Central African main character(s), Black/East African main character(s), Black/Southern African main character(s), First Nations main character(s), Métis main character(s), Dene main character(s), Chinese American main character(s), Japanese American main character(s), Chinese diasporic main character(s), First Nations diasporic main character(s), Latine/Central American main character(s), Latine/South American main character(s), Latine/North American main character(s), Latine/Central American diasporic main character(s), Latine/South American diasporic main character(s), Latine/North American diasporic main character(s), Q'eqchi' main character(s), Kawésqar main character(s), White/Eastern European main character(s), White/Western European main character(s), White/Eastern European diasporic main character(s), White/Western European diasporic main character(s), Māori main character(s), Aboriginal main character(s), Torres Strait Islander main character(s)

The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System Vol. 1

by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

Series:

Genres:

Xianxia

Tropes:

Betrayal, Crush on teacher, Plot armor, Snarky AI, Story-aware narrator, Transmigration, Unreliable narrator

Characters:

Characters in their 20s, East Asian main character(s), Teacher, Teen main character(s)

Time Periods:

Places:

East Asia inspired setting

Pride and Prejudice

by Anna Quindlen, Jane Austen

Series:

Genres:

Brit Lit, Comedy of manners, Humor, Literary Classics

Tropes:

Enemies to lovers

Characters:

White/Western European main character(s)

Time Periods:

Regency Era

Places:

British Isles, Domestic, England, Europe

Red, White & Royal Blue

Cover art for Red, White & Royal Blue
by Casey McQuiston

Series:

Genres:

Contemporary romance, New adult fiction

Tropes:

Celebrity relationships, Coming out, Enemies to lovers, Epistolary, Fake relationship, Long distance relationship, Men loving men, Politics, Secret relationship

Characters:

Bisexual main character(s), Characters in their 20s, Gay main character(s), Gay side character(s), Latine/Latin American main character(s), Royalty

Time Periods:

2010-2020

Places:

Austin, London, Los Angeles, Paris, Washington, D.C.

Any Way the Wind Blows

Cover art for Any Way the Wind Blows
by Rainbow Rowell

Series:

Genres:

Coming-of-age fiction, New adult fiction, Relationship/marriage fiction, Urban fantasy, Vampire fiction

Tropes:

Enemies to lovers, Found family, Gay for you, I'm not into labels, Men loving men, Miscommunication, Prince(ss) and pauper, Unreliable narrator

Characters:

Biracial main character, Black/African diasporic main character(s), Character(s) with depression, Character(s) with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Characters in their late teens, English main character, Gay main character(s), Morally grey main character, New adult main characters, Orphan, White/European diasporic main character

Time Periods:

Information Age

Places:

London

Gyo: The Death-Stench Creeps

by Junji Ito, Yuji Oniki

Series:

Genres:

Cosmic horror, Creature horror, Horror Graphic Novel, Science fiction horror

Tropes:

Anyone can die, Apocalypse, Last man standing, Science caused the apocalypse, Science goes wrong, Stranger than fiction, Survivor by coincidence

Characters:

Characters in their 20s, East Asian main character(s), Heterosexual main character, Japanese main character

Time Periods:

Information Age

Places:

Beach, City, Japan

Alice Isn’t Dead

Cover art for Alice Isn't Dead
by Joseph Fink

Series:

Genres:

Creature horror, Paranormal mystery, Science fiction

Tropes:

Conspiracy, Depressing road trip, Inhuman killer, Missing spouse, Second chance romance, Stranger than fiction, The bad guys aren't human, Woman in a man's world, Women loving women

Characters:

African American main character(s), American main character, Character(s) with anxiety, Character(s) with depression, Characters in their 30s, Lesbian main character(s), Truck driver

Time Periods:

Information Age

Places:

United States

Cackle

Cover art for Cackle
by Rachel Harrison

Series:

Genres:

Contemporary fiction, Urban fantasy, Witchcraft fiction

Tropes:

Fish out of water, Found family, Frumpy to fabulous, Hot witch, I don't need no man, The power was inside you all along, The real monsters are the humans, Unreliable narrator

Characters:

Ageless or immortal characters, Character(s) with anxiety, Character(s) with depression, Characters in their 30s, High school teacher, Morally grey main character, Teacher, White/European diasporic main character

Time Periods:

Information Age

Places:

Upstate New York
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