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243 reviews
Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Child abuse
Moderate: Stalking and Death of parent
Love Me Tender by Constance Debré
emotional
funny
sad
tense
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? Yes
4.75
Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, and Vomit
Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart
adventurous
challenging
emotional
medium-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
4.0
Penance by Eliza Clark
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Very unique twist to horror/crime/ true-crime scene. Love the unreliable narrator. A lottttt of trigger warnings…
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Torture, Body shaming, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Vomit
Moderate: Sexual assault
Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
Impeccable. One of the best pieces of fiction I’ve read; so original, so human, so creative, so dark, so funny, so captivating. If this is what you write for a debut, can’t wait to see what Córdova does next.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Murder, and Blood