People of Color Primary Characters
About a Girl — Sarah McCarry —
Abyss Surrounds Us, The — Emily Skrutskie —
Angelfall — Susan Ee —
Blue Sword, The — Robin McKinley —
Dragonoak — Sam Farren —
Ember in the Ashes, An — Sabaa Tahir —
Everything Leads to You — Nina LaCour —
Game of Love and Death, The — Martha Brockenbrough —
Kingdom of Little Wounds, The — Susann Cokal —
Marked in Flesh ** — Anne Bishop —
Murder of Crows ** — Anne Bishop —
Passenger — Alexandra Bracken —
Princess and the Pony, The — Kate Beaton —
Proxy — Alex London —
Rebel of the Sands — Alwyn Hamilton —
Sanctum — Sarah Fine —
Serpentine — Cindy Pon —
Six of Crows — Leigh Bardugo —
Sunbolt — Intisar Khanani —
Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel — Sara Farizan —
Thousand Nights, A — E. K. Johnston —
Truthwitch — Susan Dennard —
Unmade ** — Sarah Rees Brennan —
Unspoken ** — Sarah Rees Brennan —
Untold ** — Sarah Rees Brennan —
Vision in Silver ** — Anne Bishop —
World After — Susan Ee —
Wrath and the Dawn, The — Renée Ahdieh —
Written in Red — Anne Bishop —
LGBTQIA+ Primary Characters
About a Girl — Sarah McCarry —
Abyss Surrounds Us, The — Emily Skrutskie —
And I Darken ** — Kiersten White —
Ash — Malinda Lo —
Captive Prince — C. S. Pacat —
Darker Shade of Magic, A ** — V. E. Schwab —
Dragonoak — Sam Farren —
Everything Leads to You — Nina LaCour —
Prince’s Gambit — C. S. Pacat —
Proxy — Alex London —
Rogue Magic — Kit Brisby —
Six of Crows — Leigh Bardugo —
Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel — Sara Farizan —
Wild — Meghan O’Brien —
Disabled Primary Characters
Mad Miss Mimic — Sarah Henstra —
Six of Crows — Leigh Bardugo —
Young Elites, The ** — Marie Lu —
Interracial Couples
About a Girl — Sarah McCarry —
Abyss Surrounds Us, The — Emily Skrutskie —
Angelfall — Susan Ee —
Blue Sword, The — Robin McKinley —
Darkest Part of the Forest, The — Holly Black —
Dragonoak — Sam Farren —
Ember in the Ashes, An — Sabaa Tahir —
Everything Leads to You — Nina LaCour —
Game of Love and Death, The — Martha Brockenbrough —
Ink ** — Amanda Sun —
Passenger — Alexandra Bracken —
Princess and the Pony, The — Kate Beaton —
Rebel of the Sands — Alwyn Hamilton —
Sanctum — Sarah Fine —
Six of Crows — Leigh Bardugo —
Tantalize — Cynthia Leitich Smith —
Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel — Sara Farizan —
Unmade ** — Sarah Rees Brennan —
Unspoken ** — Sarah Rees Brennan —
Untold ** — Sarah Rees Brennan —
World After — Susan Ee —
Diverse Authors
Angelfall — Susan Ee —
Ash — Malinda Lo —
Dragonoak — Sam Farren —
Eighth Grade Bites — Zac Brewer —
Ember in the Ashes, An — Sabaa Tahir —
Everything Leads to You — Nina LaCour —
Proxy — Alex London —
Serpentine — Cindy Pon —
Sunbolt — Intisar Khanani —
Tantalize — Cynthia Leitich Smith —
Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel — Sara Farizan —
Wild — Meghan O’Brien —
World After — Susan Ee —
Wrath and the Dawn, The — Renée Ahdieh —
Young Elites, The ** — Marie Lu —
** Denotes mini-reviews