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324 reviews

Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Car accident, Toxic friendship

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism

The Summer of Broken Rules by K.L. Walther

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Infertility, Death of parent, Abandonment

Minor: Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Classism

Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, Pregnancy

Minor: Child death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Kidnapping

The Secret, Book, & Scone Society by Ellery Adams

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Misogyny, Police brutality, Car accident, Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Miscarriage, Vomit, Stalking, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

The Disappearances by Emily Bain Murphy

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The Fifth Avenue Story Society by Rachel Hauck

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Classism

Moderate: Sexism, Suicide, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence

The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Infertility, Infidelity, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Pregnancy

The Fury by Alex Michaelides

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Blood, Acephobia/Arophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Self harm, Excrement, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Classism

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Classism

Minor: Drug use