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145 reviews

Small Rain by Garth Greenwell

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Medical trauma

Abandon Me: Memoirs by Melissa Febos

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova

dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

Evenings & Weekends by Oisín McKenna

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
Did not finish book. Stopped at 71%.

I felt like the writing wasn’t strong enough to keep dealing out these traumas. The traumas at some point got annoying and lost impact. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Transphobia, and Abandonment

Anyone's Ghost by August Thompson

emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

You Get What You Pay For by Morgan Parker

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley

emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0