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He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Abortion, Pregnancy

The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography by Simon Singh
Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

adventurous dark 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: Ableism, Child death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Slavery

The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff

dark emotional reflective medium-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? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

adventurous 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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Blood

Minor: Racism, Death of parent

Be Thrifty: How to Live Better with Less by Pia Catton, Califia Sumtree

informative slow-paced

3.0

The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

emotional medium-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Classism

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Infertility, Sexual content

The River of Silver by S.A. Chakraborty

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder

Minor: War

The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter
Did not finish book. Stopped at 21%.

The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail