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In a Book Club Far Away by Tif Marcelo

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy

The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Alcohol

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Violence

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abandonment

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship

Main character has a chronic illness, which is heavily discussed (not in a negative way), other main character had a history of a very toxic relationship involving emotional and physical abuse which is discussed later in the book. History of abandonment is mentioned several times (is a trauma that is referred to at times). Sexual content is explicit and frequent. A character is triggered at one point and seemingly has a panic episode.

A Promised Land by Barack Obama

informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Infidelity, Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

Minor: Death, Abortion, Death of parent

The Golden Couple by Sarah Pekkanen, Greer Hendricks

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Alcohol

Minor: Infertility, Terminal illness

A murder from the past is mentioned several times. Alcohol is mentioned and drank throughout. Infidelity is the reason the couple is seeing the ex-therapist. There is suggestions of stalking and being followed. One character is a widower, her husband dying from a terminal illness prior to the books beginning. Mentions of infertility/fertility issues with the MC.

a murder occurs at the end of the book, using a gun.

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Sexual content in one chapter. Sexual harassment comes up towards the end of the book and is a focal point of several chapters. Title IX is referenced in a joking manner early in the book, and then seriously at the end.

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Grief, Alcohol

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman
Did not finish book. Stopped at 58%.

I just couldn’t get into. I wasn’t interested and finally felt like I was just reading words. 

The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book so much. However I could have entirely done without the significant fat phobia in several chapters of this book. That aside, I was totally engrossed in this story. I love that I didn’t have any clue what the ending would be. I was thoroughly shocked at several points in the story. The story was extremely clever and exciting. And an interesting look into values and morals of character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Infidelity, Abandonment, Classism

One character is a serial rapist. No rape happens in the book but is mentioned during his chapters. One character is FREQUENTLY described in fat phobic descriptors. The story is about murder and several occur including descriptions, blood, guns, drowning, injury, stabbing, etc. lots of drug and alcohol use. Description of a child’s murder. Things that will really spoil the ending/reveals:

Infidelity, children from that infidelity. Murder by suicide and plots of faking a suicide.