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Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman

emotional funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder

Solitaire by Alice Oseman

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cursing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Heartstopper Volume 4 by Alice Oseman

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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: Biphobia, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Self harm

Heartstopper Volume 3 by Alice Oseman

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Self harm

Heartstopper Volume 1 by Alice Oseman

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Heartstopper Volume 2 by Alice Oseman

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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: Bullying and Homophobia

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Suicide, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, and Alcohol

Will Grayson, Will Grayson by David Levithan, John Green

medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Vomit

They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera

challenging dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail