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73 reviews

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Sexual content, Torture, Violence

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, War

Minor: Animal death, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury

Pleasant Bay by Emily Wakeman Cyr

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit, Grief

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Child death

We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting

Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Religious bigotry

Minor: Animal cruelty, Death

Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident by Donnie Eichar

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Chronic illness

Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, War

Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, Pregnancy

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit

Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Sexual content, Pregnancy

Minor: Suicide, Vomit, Murder

Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, War

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Torture

Minor: Confinement, Slavery, Vomit

Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous 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: Death, Violence, Blood

Moderate: Slavery, Torture, Vomit

Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual content, Pregnancy