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267 reviews

A Waltz with Traitors by A.L. Sowards

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, War

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault

Hold Back The River by Ashley Dill

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Car accident, Pregnancy

Lulu's Café by T.I. Lowe
Did not finish book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Murder

The Promise of Rayne by Nicole Deese

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug abuse, Murder

The Unobtainable One by Marcia Lynn McClure

emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse

Where the Stars Meet the Sea by Heidi Kimball

funny fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Physical abuse, Death of parent

The Indigo Heiress by Laura Frantz

2.0

Memory Lane by Becky Wade

emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Rape, Suicide, Medical trauma, Murder

Texas Forsaken by Sherry Shindelar

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Death, Colonisation, War

Moderate: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Pregnancy

The Words We Lost by Nicole Deese

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Grief, Medical trauma