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119 reviews

The Winter Sister by Megan Collins

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, Murder, Sexual content, Stalking, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Medical content, Addiction, Child abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Alcohol, Classism, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Blood, Cancer, Car accident, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, and Child death

Behind the Red Door by Megan Collins

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

the performance of the narrators was unbelievably good

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Blood, Bullying, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

Crookedstar's Promise by Erin Hunter

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Violence, Child death, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Grief, Ableism, and Child abuse

Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough

challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

man

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Medical content, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Violence, Suicide, Addiction, Alcohol, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body shaming and Body horror

Minor: Abortion

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

challenging emotional informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Addiction, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

A Dangerous Path by Erin Hunter

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

i miss

bluestar

so much

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Violence, and War

Mental Diplopia by Julianna Baggott

dark emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Pregnancy

FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Body horror, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Violence, Excrement, War, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Confinement, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Cannibalism

You Love Me by Caroline Kepnes
Did not finish book. Stopped at 37%.

I'm sure ill resume reading this some time later

Rising Storm by Erin Hunter

adventurous challenging emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Animal death