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69 reviews

Solitaire by Alice Oseman

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This Winter by Alice Oseman

emotional fast-paced

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

4.5

i love nick nelson

How to Make Friends with the Dark by Kathleen Glasgow

challenging dark emotional funny sad 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

4.5

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

dark funny mysterious sad slow-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? It's complicated

2.5

Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt

dark emotional sad fast-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

5.0

my notes for the end of this book were like "WHAT", "WHAT", "HUHHH", "aww omg"

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
Did not finish book. Stopped at 11%.

hate how theres no quotation marks it is very confusing and also boring. i do not care enough to read this

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Infertility, Infidelity, Murder, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Infertility

Minor: Abortion

The Darkest Legacy by Alexandra Bracken

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

Looking for Alaska by John Green
Did not finish book. Stopped at 24%.

i hate when men introduce women in books and theyre like "her massive juicy boobs took up the entire space in the room along with his attention"

In the Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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