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222 reviews

The Guest by Emma Cline

dark emotional 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? Yes

3.5

Messy people being messy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, and Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Mental illness and Car accident

Avatar: The Last Airbender - Azula in the Spirit Temple by Adele Matera, Peter Wartman, Faith Erin Hicks

challenging emotional reflective

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Old Enough by Haley Jakobson

emotional reflective 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Biphobia

Minor: Domestic abuse

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

emotional funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, and Outing

Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Gaslighting

Minor: Eating disorder

The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

Zuko dupe

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Genocide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cannibalism, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

Our Moon: How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are by Rebecca Boyle

informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

The Last of Us: American Dreams by Neil Druckmann

emotional funny hopeful 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

Lost Clause by Elle Mae

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Confinement

Contract Bound by Elle Mae

dark tense 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Torture and Fire/Fire injury