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Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli

5.0

The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Child death, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Infidelity, Bullying, and Murder

Faebound by Saara El-Arifi

adventurous fast-paced

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

2.0

The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty

adventurous funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Blood, Cursing, Death, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

Minor: Slavery

A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Violence, Gun violence, Grief, Blood, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Death

Minor: War

Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Bullying, Classism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

The River of Silver by S.A. Chakraborty

adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

This is simply a compilation of scenes and short stories that the author either cut from the main Daevabad trilogy or wrote to expand some characters or some scenes from the main trilogy. Each scene/story has a note at the beginning noting when it takes place chronologically and whether it has spoilers for the main books.

The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Medical content, Racism, Violence, Genocide, Religious bigotry, and Slavery

Moderate: Gun violence and Classism

Minor: Child death