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Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

emotional reflective 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, War

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake

emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Vomit

Pretty: A Memoir by KB Brookins

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Dysphoria

The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

medium-paced

3.75

Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Y. Davis

5.0

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was incredible. It took me a while to get through it because of how tough some of the subject matter is but it is an amazing read and I definitely recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory

3.0

Tink and Wendy by Kelly Ann Jacobson

emotional reflective 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

This book was incredible! I absolutely loved the creativity of the retelling. This was definitely not what I was expecting when I picked it up but it was a wonderful read. It is a very emotional and reflective story. I loved the format and the additional lore about neverland included sporadically through the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Alcohol

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional 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

4.5

Incredible! I absolutely loved this book. The format and the story kept me captivated the whole time! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol