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191 reviews

Dawn of Flames by Tessa Hale

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Incest, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Omega Phoenix: Claimed by Layla Heart

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Stalking, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Murder, and Abandonment

The Only Purple House in Town by Ann Aguirre

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse, Outing, and Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

The Dragon King's Mate by Lola Glass

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Slavery, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Burn Butterfly Burn by Reese Rivers

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Stalked by the Kraken by Lillian Lark

adventurous dark emotional hopeful fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Sexual content, and Stalking

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Midnight of Ashes by Tessa Hale

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Grief, Stalking, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War

The Witch and the Vampire by Francesca Flores

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Genocide, Slavery, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Stalking, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Twilight of Embers by Tessa Hale

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and War

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol