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352 reviews

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

adventurous challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Cannibalism, and Fire/Fire injury

Throne of the Fallen by Kerri Maniscalco

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Cannibalism, and Murder

When Among Crows by Veronica Roth

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

Morning Star by Pierce Brown

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Colonisation, War, and Classism

The Ex Vows by Jessica Joyce

emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Golden Son by Pierce Brown

challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, and War

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Colonisation, War, and Classism

Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun

challenging emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Death of parent

The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon

slow-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Violence, and Murder