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Our Year of Maybe by Rachel Lynn Solomon

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Abandonment, Violence, Death, Murder, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death of parent and Stalking

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, and Pregnancy

The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Violence, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, and Stalking

Moderate: Infidelity and Child death

Minor: Cancer

Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Classism, Abandonment, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Slavery, and Death

Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Child death, Death, and Infidelity

Minor: Alcohol

The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd

adventurous challenging funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail

The Neighbor's Secret by L. Alison Heller

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child death, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Car accident, Child abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Pedophilia, and Bullying

The Lies We Told by Camilla Way

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense

• 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicide, Stalking, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, and Pregnancy

Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Stalking, Infidelity, Child death, Death, Kidnapping, Torture, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Incest, Mental illness, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Abandonment, and Car accident

Moderate: Violence