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The Wonder by Emma Donoghue

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child death

Minor: War

Happiness, Vol. 3 by Shuzo Oshimi

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent

Moderate: Abandonment

Happiness, Vol. 2 by Shuzo Oshimi

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Violence, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Medical content

Glassheart by Kate Alice Marshall

adventurous emotional reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Kidnapping, Abandonment

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters

emotional reflective sad slow-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Blood, Abortion, Murder, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Alcohol

Minor: War

The Shadow on the Glass: A Cthulhu by Gaslight Novel by Jonathan L Howard

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood

Moderate: Death, Racism, Colonisation

A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne
Did not finish book. Stopped at 13%.

Eight Very Bad Nights: A Collection of Hanukkah Noir by Tod Goldberg

dark reflective medium-paced

2.75

Winter Tide by Ruthanna Emrys

adventurous mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Antisemitism, Medical content, War

The Fall by Albert Camus

dark reflective slow-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: Racism, Antisemitism

Moderate: Slavery, Suicide

Minor: Genocide, War