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33 reviews

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

challenging dark emotional slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Rape, Sexual violence, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Child death, Death, Blood, and Pandemic/Epidemic

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Pedophilia

The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis

challenging dark medium-paced

3.5

My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris

dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

5.0

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers

adventurous funny hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

Through the Woods by Emily Carroll

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

4.75

Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

dark informative 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

4.5