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304 reviews

We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

emotional reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Grief

The Centre by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.

I think I had about one and a half hours left when I decided to just DNF it. I went into the story thinking it was going to be more of a thriller/suspense story. Maybe even horror. Only the reveal was really interesting to me. Everything else that happened in this book, I found it rather boring. And the see sexual scene between the main character and her new friends uncle was just nasty and I wish I could erase it from my brain. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, Cannibalism

Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Death, Grief, Murder

Minor: Drug use, Sexual content

A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief

Big Bad by Chandler Baker

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Death of parent

Best of Luck by Jason Mott

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence

In Bloom by Paul Tremblay

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Abandonment

The Pram by Joe Hill

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Deadnaming, Gore, Grief

It Waits in the Woods by Josh Malerman

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment

Under The Dome by Stephen King

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic