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214 reviews

The Gunrunner and Her Hound by Maria Ying

adventurous emotional lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse

The Bone Shard War by Andrea Stewart

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells

funny lighthearted tense 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? Yes

4.0

Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake

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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

The Bone Shard Emperor by Andrea Stewart

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism and Kidnapping

Ethera Grave by Essa Hansen

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Dysphoria

Minor: Animal death, Gun violence, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Network Effect by Martha Wells

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Slavery, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart

adventurous mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Terminal illness, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Torture, Medical content, Stalking, and Gaslighting

The Things by Peter Watts

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Chronic illness, Cursing, and Rape

Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor by Matthew Woodring Stover

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Kidnapping, and War

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Slavery, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gun violence and Grief