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74 reviews

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

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

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Dementia, Gaslighting, Vomit, Addiction, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

5.0

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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

4.0

This ending 😭😭—- I have to get the second book ASAP

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Genocide

Moderate: Death and Gun violence

Minor: Kidnapping, Torture, Vomit, and Death of parent

Crossing the Mangrove by Maryse Condé, Richard Philcox

challenging mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion and Adult/minor relationship

The Mindf*ck Series by S.T. Abby

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

This series was definitely not what I was expecting. It swept me off my feet and completely hooked me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Blood, Death of parent, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content and Child abuse

There can be a lot of things in this series that can be triggering so please make sure to look at the trigger warnings. This series kept me on my feet and always kept me guessing .

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

adventurous challenging emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

5.0

Honestly, I went into this book not knowing much about it since I had to read it for school but I truly enjoyed it. Zora's writing style is beautiful and the way she builds a strong main character. Zora  shows us everything in Janie's (main character) life that led for her to become the woman she is  and how our experiences affect our development. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Racial slurs, Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual assault and Rape

The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Addiction, Death, and Torture

Later by Stephen King

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Self harm

I CANT BELIVE UNCLE HARRY WAS HIS DAD. Also idk why but I cried when professor Burkett died —-

Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0