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35 reviews

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Rebel's Creed by Daniel B. Greene

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Cultural appropriation, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Body horror, Blood, and Confinement

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Torture, Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, and Suicide

Minor: Vomit

The Dead by James Joyce

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Death

Minor: Racial slurs

Dirty Dom by Willow Winters

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Car accident, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Confinement

The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Antisemitism, Suicide, Death, Grief, and Police brutality

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Genocide, and Violence

Minor: Child abuse

Witness in the Dark by Allison B. Hanson

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

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

3.0

An easy read. Great for what it is. The simple prose combined with the fast pace makes this book hard to put down. The thriller aspect was engaging, but the relationship was naturally the novel's strong suit. Though the main character

becomes very skilled and capable of protecting herself

, her stagnant low self-esteem becomes frustrating. There were several grammatical errors and the

court

scene was ridiculous. Overall, a good pick if you want a spicy book where the main character is on the run with a ridiculously hot bodyguard.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Death

Moderate: Blood

I Am The Final Boss: Aim For The Glowing Weakspot by A.M. Blaushild

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

Grief Is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter

dark hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Death

Memories of Tomorrow by Dean Koontz

mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0