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21 reviews

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Physical abuse, Blood, Car accident, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Biphobia, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism

Happy Place by Emily Henry

fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol

Shipped by Angie Hockman

adventurous lighthearted 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Vomit

Second Nature: A Gardener's Education by Michael Pollan

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.25

Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn

lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Police brutality, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

What Kind of Woman: Poems by Kate Baer

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Violence and Alcohol

The Gypsy Moth Summer by Julia Fierro

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming and Homophobia

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, and Abortion