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An Isolated Incident by Emily Maguire

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Stalking, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Death

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson

adventurous funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

4.0

The Eye of the Sheep by Sofie Laguna

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Animal death, Blood, Abandonment, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Domestic abuse

This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper

dark funny lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Drug use, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Cancer, Death, Cursing, Infertility, Grief, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Swan Song by Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.

Have already read too much about this story for this to be interesting. Good writing though

Arcadia by Lauren Groff

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Drug use, Addiction, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Death, Drug abuse, Child death, Sexual content, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Blood by Tony Birch

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Cursing, Death, Alcohol, Blood, Gun violence, Abandonment, Car accident, and Racial slurs

Dinner with the Schnabels by Toni Jordan

fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Alcohol

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic

Family Meal by Bryan Washington

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cursing, Drug use, Addiction, Pandemic/Epidemic, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Infidelity, Murder, Outing, Alcohol, Grief, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, and Gun violence

The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

adventurous dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Drug use, Homophobia, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, and Grief