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Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou

adventurous mysterious 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: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Genocide, Police brutality

Minor: Death of parent

Goodbye, Eastern Europe: An Intimate History of a Divided Land by Jacob Mikanowski

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, War

City of Laughter by Temim Fruchter
Did not finish book. Stopped at 49%.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent

When We Were Silent: A Novel by Fiona McPhillips

dark emotional sad 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: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, War

Moderate: Infertility, Death of parent, Abandonment

Minor: Domestic abuse

Stockholm by Noa Yedlin

dark slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Infidelity

A Nearby Country Called Love by Salar Abdoh

emotional reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia

The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England by Dan Jones

informative slow-paced

2.0

This Dark Descent by Kalyn Josephson

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Death of parent

Morning Star by Pierce Brown

adventurous dark tense 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Cannibalism