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301 reviews

Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

Don't Let Her Stay by Nicola Sanders

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

Never Lie by Freida McFadden

challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Stalking, Car accident, and Death of parent

Bittersweet by Morgan Elizabeth

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction and Violence

Maybe Once, Maybe Twice by Alison Rose Greenberg

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

A Touch of Chaos by Scarlett St. Clair

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Stalking

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales

emotional funny lighthearted 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

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexism and Gaslighting

The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

emotional inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Cursing, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Car accident, and Death of parent

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Abortion, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Car accident