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45 reviews

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Car accident, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts

Miss Newbury's List by Megan Walker

inspiring lighthearted medium-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

3.0

The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Mental illness

Minor: Outing, Vomit, and Bullying

PET by Akwaeke Emezi

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? No

4.5

River Woman, River Demon by Jennifer Givhan

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, Murder, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

Minor: Racism, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

Elektra by Jennifer Saint

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Blood, Death of parent, Violence, Murder, Gore, Child death, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Mental illness, Slavery, Incest, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Child death, and Sexual violence

Minor: Rape and Suicidal thoughts

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Death

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

adventurous emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Toxic relationship

Minor: War, Death of parent, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Dharma Punx by Noah Levine

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Drug use

The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Gun violence, Abortion, Homophobia, War, and Murder