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282 reviews

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Abandonment

Minor: Cancer and Drug use

A Map for the Missing by Belinda Huijuan Tang

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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

4.5

Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Happy Place by Emily Henry

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

4.5

Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

2.75

I usually love her books but I was disappointed by this one. Everything was too quick and tidily wrapped up at the end. And the female MC overcoming some of her last trauma and hurt just by reading one journal was completely u realistic. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang

dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Death of parent

A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

emotional reflective 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

Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Moderate: Death of parent