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

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

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

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

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

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, Alcohol, Drug use, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Infidelity

Moderate: Abandonment and Toxic relationship

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

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

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