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The Unsettled by Ayana Mathis

dark medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Fire/Fire injury

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

challenging dark tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Cannibalism

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

adventurous dark 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

4.0

What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

adventurous mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Death of parent

Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates

challenging informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Forced institutionalization, and Cannibalism

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty

adventurous funny 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

Shrill by Lindy West

challenging funny hopeful fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death of parent

Moderate: Rape and Abortion

Broken Harbour by Tana French

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt