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A Guest in the House by E.M. Carroll

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Goldie Vance, Vol. 2 by Hope Larson

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

3.5

Goldie Vance, Vol. 1 by Hope Larson

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

The Seep by Chana Porter

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.5

They Never Learn by Layne Fargo

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Anna Lembke

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell
Did not finish book. Stopped at 65%.

The book has two timelines, one in the 1800s and one in the 1600s. In the 1600s there is repeated use of a racial slur (g***y) as well as multiple examples of how disabled people are viewed as disgusting or evil. The disabled child is hidden away, only can communicate with her mother because her father and others don't learn her sign language, and she is suspected to be demon-touched (which is why she's disabled). There is also a party where the Queen's "freaks" perform as disturbing demons. All of this is historically accurate, but the author does not use this as commentary on the ignorance and ableism of the time, or contemporary biased that still hold strong. 

Instead, two third of the way through the book, it became obvious how the plot was going to play out:

the disabled character is in fact the evil spirit who is murdering people, and her evil nature is directly tied to her disability.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Animal death, Racial slurs, Murder, Child death, Animal cruelty, and Miscarriage

Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-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

4.0