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491 reviews

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, Violence

Moderate: Incest, Sexism, 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, Sexual assault

Moderate: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting

Minor: Homophobia, Miscarriage, 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, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Abandonment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child death, 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, Medical trauma

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Pregnancy

Minor: Child death, Vomit, 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, Gore

Moderate: Child death, Incest, Mass/school shootings

Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, 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, Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Racism, Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Pandemic/Epidemic

The Home by Judith Sonnet

dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, Fire/Fire injury

Mask of the Deer Woman by Laurie L. Dove

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Racism

Moderate: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Murder

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Torture

The Life Impossible by Matt Haig

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Child death, Death, Grief

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Blood