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293 reviews

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.5

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

emotional hopeful medium-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? Yes

4.75

Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.

It just didn’t give me what I thought I would get from this book. I wasn’t feeling it and life is too short to keep trying because a book is popular. 

Layla by Colleen Hoover

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Sexual harassment

Minor: Abortion

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Faithful Place by Tana French

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

adventurous dark emotional medium-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

3.5