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22 reviews

When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexism, Death of parent, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Terminal illness, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, and Homophobia

The Women Could Fly by Megan Giddings

dark emotional hopeful relaxing medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Torture, Grief, Lesbophobia, and Misogyny

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Racism, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, and Murder

Grievers by adrienne maree brown

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense

5.0

Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill

dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Grief

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Cancer, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Drug use, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

All Things Cease to Appear by Elizabeth Brundage

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0