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Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty

emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident

Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, and Self harm

Passing Through a Prairie Country by Dennis E. Staples

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Animal by Lisa Taddeo

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Abortion

Swallowed by Meg Smitherman

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Gun violence, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Violence

Moderate: Incest, Sexism, and Sexual assault

The House of My Mother by Shari Franke

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting

Minor: Homophobia, Miscarriage, and Stalking

Old Soul by Susan Barker

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child death, and Incest

All Fours by Miranda July

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child death, Vomit, and Stalking

Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman

challenging dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Child death, Incest, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, and Racism

Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing by Emily Lynn Paulson

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Racism, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Pandemic/Epidemic