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182 reviews

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

challenging dark funny slow-paced

3.0

Children of Memory by Adrian Tchaikovsky

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Dysphoria, Violence, Xenophobia, Animal death, Body horror, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Cancer, Animal cruelty, Confinement, and Grief

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Colonisation

Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, and Animal death

Minor: Genocide

Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde

adventurous funny mysterious slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Drug use, Violence, Murder, and Terminal illness

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Medical content, Mental illness, and Body horror

Moderate: Suicide, Murder, Confinement, and Eating disorder

The Sting of the Wild by Justin O. Schmidt

funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Vomit and Injury/Injury detail

The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees by Douglas W. Tallamy

informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

This book uses the moth Lymantria dispar's previous common name, the g*psy moth, rather than the new name the spongy moth. It was published before the name change became official, but it's still unpleasant to continue stumbling across the slur, especially in the context of an invasive and destructive insect.

How Insects Work: An Illustrated Guide to the Wonders of Form and Function—from Antenna to Wings by Marianne Taylor

informative

4.0

The Encounter by Michael Grant, K.A. Applegate

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny fast-paced

3.75

The pacing feels a little bit off at points--I really wish there had been given just a bit of space to let the emotional bits of the story breathe for a panel or two. Otherwise I'm really glad to have a visual adaptation for a very difficult book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Animal death