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123 reviews

Galatea by Madeline Miller

dark reflective fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Confinement, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Rape, Abortion, and Cursing

Minor: Gaslighting, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Adult/minor relationship

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, War, Confinement, Death of parent, Hate crime, Genocide, and Child death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Suicide

Minor: Alcohol, Ableism, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, and Classism

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Terminal illness, Alcohol, Biphobia, Domestic abuse, Grief, Lesbophobia, Cancer, Blood, Toxic relationship, Death, and Infidelity

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual content, Car accident, Death of parent, and Homophobia

Minor: Abortion, Pregnancy, and Suicide

Den sista stjärnan by Rick Yancey

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Vomit

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abortion

Bunny by Mona Awad

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Blood, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Gore, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, Death of parent, and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual content and Injury/Injury detail

Det oändliga havet by Rick Yancey

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gun violence, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, War, and Alcoholism

Minor: Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, and Vomit

Den femte vågen by Rick Yancey

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Pandemic/Epidemic, Stalking, Suicide, Terminal illness, War, Death, Emotional abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Violence, Vomit, Child abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Genocide, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pregnancy

Verity by Colleen Hoover

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Child death, Cursing, Murder, Body shaming, Infidelity, Vomit, Child abuse, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Grief, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Car accident, and Confinement

Minor: Terminal illness, Animal death, Alcohol, Cancer, and Suicide attempt

One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol and Sexual content

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Cancer

The Lost Sisters by Holly Black

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Infidelity

Minor: Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Death of parent