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58 reviews

Cress by Marissa Meyer

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense 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

4.75

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Racial slurs, Violence, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Slavery, War, Blood, Dysphoria, Sexism, Body horror, Gore, Classism, Racism, Sexual content, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Grief, Misogyny, and Murder

The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad 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

4.75

The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

في النهاية يأتي الموت by Agatha Christie

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Murder, Alcoholism, Slavery, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

ظلال المفاتيح (ثلاثية الأجراس #1) by إبراهيم نصر الله, Ibrahim Nasrallah

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Genocide, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Colonisation, Child death, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gore, Racism, Torture, War, Body horror, and Car accident

الشحاذ by Naguib Mahfouz

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Adult/minor relationship

رواية مزرعة الحيوان: عندما يتساوي الانسان مع الحيونات في السلوك by George Orwell

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

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medium-paced

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

1.0