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195 reviews

Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues by Jonathan Kennedy

informative reflective medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Colonisation, Pandemic/Epidemic

Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
Did not finish book. Stopped at 27%.

Among the Bros: A Fraternity Crime Story by Max Marshall

dark informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Murder, Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual assault, Vomit

The Bookbinder by Pip Williams

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Medical content, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, Death of parent

The Housekeepers by Alex Hay

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Death of parent

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual harassment

The Last Ranger by Peter Heller

adventurous mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment

The Theory of Everything Else by Dan Schreiber

funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman

adventurous mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Slavery

Minor: Child death, Rape, Transphobia