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344 reviews

The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Transphobia, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Deadnaming, Vomit

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

dark hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

emotional hopeful reflective 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? No

5.0

Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder

Beach Read by Emily Henry

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Vomit

Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld
Did not finish book. Stopped at 40%.

Maybe I’ll pick it up another time. 

At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop

challenging dark medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Death of parent

The Twelve Birds of Christmas by Stephen Moss
Did not finish book.

Will pick up at later point. 

To the Warm Horizon by Jin-Young Choi

dark reflective medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Homophobia, Lesbophobia