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267 reviews

Wilder Girls by Rory Power

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

Lyric & the Heartbeats by Lana Kole

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

4.0

Crave by Tracy Wolff

dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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: Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Death, Body horror, War, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Child death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexual content, Sexism, and Torture

A Quiet Kind of Thunder by Sara Barnard

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Grief, and Mental illness

Looking for Alaska by John Green

emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Mental illness

Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Car accident, Cursing, and Grief

Hooked by Emily McIntire

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This book was a good read if you want dark fairy tale retellings, well, darker than their original counterparts anyway. This book is definitely only for 18+ and has some triggering material, so tread lightly if you would like to give it a read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Torture and Rape

Minor: Pregnancy

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

5.0

The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong

5.0