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50 reviews

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, Death of parent, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

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

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

Minor: Sexual content, Pedophilia, and 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: Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Gun violence

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

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

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

Minor: Rape, Child death, and Transphobia

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

Minor: Infertility, Pregnancy, Abortion, and Miscarriage

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

Minor: Slavery and Animal death

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

Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, and Misogyny

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

Minor: Death of parent and Racism