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130 reviews

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Sexual violence, and Vomit

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

The Vanishing Hour by Seraphina Nova Glass

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

The Road of Bones by Demi Winters

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Genocide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Wool by Hugh Howey
Did not finish book. Stopped at 80%.

I really thought I would enjoy this book more than I did. The pacing felt so slow and the writing style was very detached, even in intense moments that should have been very impactful and meaningful. I just have no desire to keep reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Classism

Moderate: Grief, Murder, and War

Minor: Vomit

The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter

funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity and Toxic relationship

The Husbands by Holly Gramazio

emotional reflective medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

The Vacancy in Room 10 by Seraphina Nova Glass

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Torture, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Cancer, Infertility, and Infidelity

The Briar Club by Kate Quinn

emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Xenophobia, and Death of parent

Minor: Genocide, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Lesbophobia

Here's Looking at You by Mhairi McFarlane

funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, and Fatphobia

Minor: Suicide attempt

Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong - and What You Really Need to Know by Emily Oster

informative

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy