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71 reviews

Three Holidays and a Wedding by Uzma Jalaluddin, Marissa Stapley

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-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

4.0

Emma by Jane Austen

funny lighthearted slow-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

2.0

Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch by Rivka Galchen

dark funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Breakfast at Tiffany's & Other Voices, Other Rooms by Truman Capote

lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Classism

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

funny lighthearted fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism

Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Paris: The Memoir by Paris Hilton

emotional inspiring fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Classism

Jo & Laurie by Margaret Stohl, Melissa de la Cruz

emotional lighthearted reflective slow-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: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, War, and Classism