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65 reviews
Real Friends by Shannon Hale
challenging
emotional
reflective
5.0
An absolute gut punch of childhood trauma. Reading this felt like reliving elementary school. Absolutely brilliant and spot on in its portrayal of girlhood friendship games.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness
In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
Lion City by Ng Yi-Sheng
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
5.0
Deeply weird and emotionally sharp.
Rick Riordan Presents Aru Shah and the End of Time (Graphic Novel, The) by Roshani Chokshi
adventurous
fast-paced
3.0
Wanted to like it because I found the novel too slow, but this one actually went too fast. Lots of impactful moments got squished or skipped, like they were told not to go over a certain number of pages, which is disappointing. The art was delightful and I would have loved to see more of it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Abandonment