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176 reviews

The Surf by Kwaku Osei-Afrifa

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Injury/Injury detail

Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

Unto the Godless What Little Remains by Mário Coelho

slow-paced

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

3.0

I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison

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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War

Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa

emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee

emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

Upgrade by Blake Crouch

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0