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The Girl in the Park by Mariah Fredericks

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Classism, Child death, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Alcohol, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Homophobia

Carrie by Stephen King

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Body shaming, Death, Religious bigotry, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gore, Death of parent, Grief, Child abuse, and Cursing

Moderate: Car accident

She Left by Stacie Grey

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Grief, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Sexism and Drug use

A Quitter's Paradise by Elysha Chang

reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

In the Form of a Question by Amy Schneider

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Deadnaming, Drug use, and Transphobia

When She Was Me: A Novel by Marlee Bush

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Confinement, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Will by Will Smith, Mark Manson

emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Death of parent, Cursing, and Grief

All We Were Promised by Ashton Lattimore

emotional informative reflective medium-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? It's complicated

2.75

It was a little too melodramatic for my taste in historical fiction.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Slavery, Racism, Confinement, Violence, Classism, and Grief

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Suicide, Alcohol, Hate crime, Racism, Terminal illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Worthy by Jada Pinkett Smith

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Medical trauma, Grief, Chronic illness, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Body shaming, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Gun violence, Cursing, Pandemic/Epidemic, Addiction, and Murder

Minor: Trafficking and Police brutality