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Feast by Emily O'Grady

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Stalking, and Dementia

The Anniversary by Stephanie Bishop

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Infidelity

Body Friend by Katherine Brabon

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Chronic illness, and Drug use

Honeybee by Craig Silvey

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Death, Physical abuse, Drug use, Transphobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Black and Blue: a memoir of racism and resilience by Veronica Gorrie

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Death, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Racism, Violence, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Physical abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Police brutality, and Racial slurs

Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult

adventurous challenging emotional informative 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Confinement, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Dementia, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Mental illness, and Self harm

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

adventurous challenging slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Stalking

The Premonition by Banana Yoshimoto

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Death, and Grief

The Eleventh Floor by Kylie Orr

adventurous challenging 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Alcohol, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Blood, Pregnancy, Rape, Car accident, Drug abuse, and Death

The End We Start From by Megan Hunter

adventurous hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infertility, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Death, and Death of parent