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Dixon, Descending by Karen Outen
adventurous
dark
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent
A Haunting in the Arctic by C.J. Cooke
dark
tense
slow-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? It's complicated
3.5
The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
We Carry Their Bones: The Search for Justice at the Dozier School for Boys by Erin Kimmerle
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
medium-paced
4.5
When She's Handy by Ruby Dixon
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach
adventurous
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.5
The Haunting of Alma Fielding by Kate Summerscale
dark
informative
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Cultural appropriation
The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Cannibalism
The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Terminal illness
Moderate: Death and Grief
Minor: Child death, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism