BIPOC Mental Health
Hi Wattpaders,
Let's meet where the understanding and healing begin with our lovingly curated reading list on BIPOC mental health.
Enjoy =)
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Make Them Bow by AlaskaJohnson99
Teen Fiction, Crime, Romance, Diverse Lit
Still healing from her older brother's death, Evangeline Blackwood faces the social pressures of college, grief, parental expectations, and her sudden feelings surrounding one of the new students. Adonis Walker is stubborn. A beautiful face with a dark past sets his sites on Evangeline almost instantly, without realising just how deep her scars run.In this story, we follow a courageous girl, who, alongside a group of loyal friends, helps the weakest, despite her own wounds. Sometimes, this is how we also find the help we need.
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General Fiction, Diverse Lit, LGBTQ+
Amirah Begum has always believed in happy endings. Even after everything she's been through, whether it be years ago when she lost her favourite pair of light-up sneakers or three days ago when she got dumped by the girl, she thought was one of her dreams. Then she meets Victor, a total stranger who is also going through a breakup, she decides to embark on her journey towards a happy ending, through a ridiculous bucket list.This story shows that when we are in pain, may it be emotional or physical, having the support of the right persons can be such a pain reliever. It's not necessarily about understanding, it's mainly about being there, caring, and loving. And this is worth all the fairytales' happy endings.
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Romance, ChickLit
Nia James is a 32-year-old woman living with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Her illness isolates her from the world, making it almost impossible for her to develop close relationships with other people. Some circumstances lead her to download a dating app, but she didn't expect to be matched with her ex-boyfriend, an anchor who dumped her last New Year's Eve on live TV.This story is not about curing, it is about getting better. Getting better goes through finding people you can trust, people who support and love you. And anyone deserves to love and be loved, especially with an illness that makes life harder and thus more precious.
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Romance, NA, Contemporary
After taking a nannying job, Grayson never expected to fall for Rosie, the lawyer who employed him. But she's not looking for love, and he's scared to love again. With both Grayson and Rosie suffering from the loss of goodbyes, tensions rise, and the importance of love, life, and family is thrust upon them, challenging them to seek what really matters.This story shows how life can change a person. And even when we are going through rough paths, there can still be hope. Often, hope and salvation come unannounced and in an unexpected way. It's not easy to accept it, but once we do, things turn better.
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Nikki & Joe, Casually by mygoodbones
Romance, Diverse Lit, LGBTQ+
Nicolás Velez is done with casual sex. But Nikki sucks at dating. In his defense, he really is trying his best. He even read dating advice on the eighth page of Google!Josephine Rawlins is all about casual sex. But every time someone makes flirtatious eye contact across a respectable distance of six yards, she freaks out.Solution: Practice together. Practice makes perfect, right? Unless Nicolás Velez is, simply, bad at love.This is a funny, heartwarming story, portraying a diverse range of people, each having their own problems, but helping and supporting each other. Real friendship (and love too) is, sometimes, what makes life easier and enjoyable.
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ChickLit, Diverse Lit, Romance
Hokulani has always felt like she is treading water. Everything she loves becomes a means to escape from what's happening around her or, worse, the unsteadiness of her mind. She even finds her passion for music slipping through her grasp, though she tries her best not to completely let that go. She then meets Nikau, another musician soul, who helps reignite a spark in her she once thought she'd forgotten.In this story, we get to see how even the things we love the most can be scattered by the hardship of life. And it sometimes takes a similar soul to bring us back, but the main work still lays upon us.
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General Fiction, Contemporary, Diverse Lit
In 'One Plus One', when Ebony and Chresanto meet for the first time it feels too good to be true for them and a second chance at love might get too scary. The past relationship here is hurtful, but can they still manage to trust each other despite the chaos from the exes and the relatives who are trying to pull them apart? Will their love succeed amidst the dark past and their own internal traumas?
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Coming of Age, Contemporary, YA
Famille is a coming-of-age story of a girl named Aaron, who grew up in a foster home, all to be drained mentally and exhausted by life. But when she is confronted with the Phoenix, she realises that not all foster homes are horrible and that family isn't whom you are related, but rather whom you are surrounded with. A story of self-growth, self-realization, and internal struggles.
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Teen Fiction, Contemporary, Romance
When Loren Reed moves to Westbrook all she wants is to put her past behind her, and show her mom that she's moved on from the tragic events of four years ago. The only problem? Miles Hanson is a cute football player who wants to know everything about her. As it turns out, Loren and Miles may have more in common with their pasts than they ever realized...Moving on from the past is not easy, especially when you bear the guilt of your loved one's misfortune. But it's easier together, and Miles and Loren will learn to move on together.
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