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Cantoras by Caro De Robertis

challenging emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicide

Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, Forced institutionalization, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Confinement, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Outing, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Worthy by Jada Pinkett Smith

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love

inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

challenging emotional sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Police brutality, and Alcohol

Minor: Death, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

Ormeshadow by Priya Sharma

adventurous sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide and Grief

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Abandonment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Grief, Outing, and Gaslighting

Minor: Death, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

Jawbone by Mónica Ojeda

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Body shaming and Religious bigotry

The Ones We're Meant to Find by Joan He

challenging mysterious reflective medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Terminal illness, and Violence

Moderate: Death and Classism

Minor: Vomit and Death of parent

Motor Crush Volume 2 by Babs Tarr, Brenden Fletcher, Cameron Stewart

adventurous dark tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Police brutality, and Grief

Minor: Torture, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Salt Crystals by Cristina Bendek

challenging reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Slavery, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Alcohol