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184 reviews

Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel by Danica Novgorodoff, Jason Reynolds

emotional reflective sad 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? No

4.0

Very powerful story

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence

One-Shot Harry by Gary Phillips
Did not finish book. Stopped at 9%.

Racial slurs, slow moving plot

By Any Other Name: A Novel by Jodi Picoult

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction by Lisa Kröger, Melanie R. Anderson

dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor

adventurous emotional informative mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

4.0

The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride by Daniel James Brown

challenging emotional informative sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism

Love, Rosie by Cecelia Ahern

emotional funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.5

Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist by Michael J. Fox

inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.0

The Royal Art of Poison: Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most Foul by Eleanor Herman
Did not finish book. Stopped at 9%.

Not what I expected