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197 reviews

Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction by David Sheff

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Medical content

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse

Moderate: Misogyny, Abortion

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

adventurous 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Abandonment

Minor: Eating disorder

My Policeman by Bethan Roberts

challenging slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Ein wenig Leben by Hanya Yanagihara

dark emotional sad medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide

Blue Flag, Vol. 7 by Kaito

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny

Blue Flag, Vol. 6 by Kaito

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Outing

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Eating disorder, Homophobia

Strafe by Ferdinand von Schirach

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

3.5