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Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Body horror and Cursing

The Neighbor's Secret by L. Alison Heller
Did not finish book.

Cross My Heart by Megan Collins

mysterious medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Bullying and Child death

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

challenging emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexual content

Digging Up Love by Chandra Blumberg

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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Death of parent

Dragon Goes House-Hunting, Vol. 3 by Kawo Tanuki, Choco Aya

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver

dark medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney

tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Pedophilia and Rape

The Collective by Alison Gaylin

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Grief, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Bullying

Ascension by Nicholas Binge

adventurous slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Violence, and Blood