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399 reviews

Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Vomit

Moderate: Body horror, Cancer, Death, Genocide, Racism, Blood, War, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Jojo: Finally Home by Johannes Radebe

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Racism, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Xenophobia, Medical content, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Hansel & Gretel: A Nightmare in Eight Scenes by Simon Armitage

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and War

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

The Unaccompanied by Simon Armitage

challenging emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.25

Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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

5.0

Heartstopper Volume 4 by Alice Oseman

dark emotional informative sad 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

3.75

Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.25

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, and Abandonment

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Ableism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Excrement, and Religious bigotry