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Misery by Stephen King

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Murder, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Gaslighting

Minor: Vomit

Garden of Shadows, Volume 5 by V.C. Andrews

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Incest, Rape, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Terminal illness, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, and Death of parent

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, and Alcohol

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Abandonment

Minor: Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Abortion, and Death of parent

Wolfsong by TJ Klune

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

The Love Wager by Lynn Painter

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

Beautiful Fiend by Lola King

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

Man Cave by Vanessa Vale

medium-paced

2.5

The Manifestor Prophecy by Angie Thomas

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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? No

5.0

Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score

challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing tense slow-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

5.0

Virtue (The Gamer's Girlfriend #1) by Ida Brady

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5