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115 reviews

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Classism, Cursing, Bullying, Blood, Mental illness, Sexism, Slavery, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Violence, War, Racial slurs, Child death, Misogyny, Racism, and Body horror

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Physical abuse, Rape, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Slavery, Torture, Alcohol, and Transphobia

Minor: Infidelity

Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Cursing, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Vomit, War, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Bullying, Grief, and Gore

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Grief, Homophobia, Alcohol, Outing, and Racism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Biphobia, Cancer, Classism, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, and Mental illness

Minor: Pedophilia, Terminal illness, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn

Stepped away and  didn’t read for a few months and don’t remember things clearly. Need to start again

Patience & Esther: An Edwardian Romance by S.W. Searle

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Classism, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Child death, Body shaming, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Death

Critical Role: Vox Machina — Kith & Kin by Marieke Nijkamp

It’s been so long since starting that I’ve forgotten the beginning. Need to restart 

Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Amazing telling of the author’s experience, thoughts, feelings, and learnings. I learned much from eir perspective. Highly recommend reading, especially for younger people who are working to discover and understand their own identities. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Cursing, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Alcohol, Mental illness, Alcoholism, and Body shaming

In Nightfall by Suzanne Young

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Gore, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Medical content

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexism, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Outing, Alcohol, Biphobia, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Classism, Gaslighting, Racism, Hate crime, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: War, Abortion, Deportation, and Alcohol