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575 reviews

The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, War, Genocide, Grief, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Death

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

adventurous dark informative 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Ableism, Trafficking, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Animal cruelty, Classism, Child abuse, Slavery, Blood, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Animal death, Addiction, Confinement, Death, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Cursing, Death of parent, and Violence

The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Drug use, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Grief, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Classism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Child abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Death, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Animal death, Murder, Vomit, and Confinement

Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

dark emotional informative 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Genocide, Sexual harassment, Blood, War, Death, Antisemitism, Sexism, Violence, Deportation, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Vomit, Abandonment, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Xenophobia

Saint by Adrienne Young

adventurous hopeful reflective medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Classism, Blood, and Sexism

Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Torture, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death of parent, Misogyny, Murder, Cannibalism, Confinement, Alcoholism, and Sexism

Pippi in the South Seas by Astrid Lindgren
Did not finish book. Stopped at 66%.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Racism, Blood, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, and Injury/Injury detail

The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Gore, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Transphobia, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, Abandonment, Body horror, Colonisation, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Animal death, Slavery, Confinement, Death of parent, Vomit, Blood, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Torture, Classism, and Cursing

The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Cursing, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Violence, Addiction, Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Kidnapping, and Toxic relationship