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30 reviews

Manacled by SenLinYu

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Death, War, Kidnapping, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, War, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Rape, Gore, Medical content, Pregnancy, Cursing, and Death of parent

Minor: Racism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Racial slurs, and Vomit

A Criada by Freida McFadden

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Cried my sad little heart out to this book and I didn't even get a warning

Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Heartstopper Volume 2 by Alice Oseman

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5