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Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

Flyaway by Kathleen Jennings

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

The Girl from Rawblood by Catriona Ward

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Vomit, and War

The Muse of Maiden Lane by Mimi Matthews

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.5

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Godkiller by Hannah Kaner

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear by Kate Moore

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Mental illness

Minor: Slavery and War

Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, and Classism

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell

funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

3.75