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489 reviews

Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Incest, Vomit, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Death of parent, Pedophilia, and Toxic friendship

Cork Dork: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live by Bianca Bosker

adventurous funny informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Stargazer by Laurie Petrou

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Addiction, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Bullying, and Grief

Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases by Paul Holes

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Rape, Child death, and Murder

My Heart Is a Little Wild Thing by Nigel Featherstone

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Dementia

You Have to Make Your Own Fun Around Here by Frances Macken

mysterious medium-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Days of Innocence and Wonder by Lucy Treloar

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Grief, Sexual violence, Stalking, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Death, Kidnapping, and Murder

Coming of Age in the War on Terror by Randa Abdel-Fattah

challenging informative sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Colonisation, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Cultural appropriation, Racism, and Violence

The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I loved this clever tense book but the ending wasn’t what I’d hoped for and left me a little flat. I would have liked to see more done with it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

After Story by Larissa Behrendt

dark emotional informative reflective sad 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Murder, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Incest, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Child death, and Grief