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302 reviews

The Café at the Edge of the Woods by Mikey Please

hopeful fast-paced

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

3.5

Lives of the Caesars by Suetonius

dark funny informative sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Violence, War

The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective tense slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment

No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Alcohol

Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors

dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Grief, Medical trauma, Alcohol

Minor: Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy

Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon

adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail

How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the F.A. Cup by J.L. Carr

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

It was a funny book with a fun cast so I was surprised at how (spoilers) 

bittersweet and sad the ending was for the main character.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness

The Martian: Lost Sols by Andy Weir

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body shaming, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Alcohol

Minor: Toxic relationship

Circus Maximus: Race to the death by Annelise Gray

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Blood, Stalking