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The Unmothers by Leslie J. Anderson

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Grief

Moderate: Drug abuse, Violence, Stalking

Minor: Abortion

Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening by Marjorie Liu

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War

Solo: Recepten en tips voor als je het rijk alleen hebt by Emma de Thouars

funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

I love a non-judgmental girl’s girl :’)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Abortion, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Outing, Sexual harassment

Minor: Bullying, Incest, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Grief, War

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

adventurous dark hopeful informative fast-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? No

3.5

Uit elkaar by Bette Westera, Sylvia Weve

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Sloth: The Seven Deadly Sins by Wendy Wasserstein

funny lighthearted medium-paced

1.5

I fear I read this book twenty years too late. The “cutting humour” of the early aughts doesn’t translate well (to me), and I don’t seem to be the right demographic for this book (a chronically overworked metropolitan American with a couple of children, a job they dislike and a spouse they stopped loving roughly three years ago). 

This book was gifted to me 16 (!) years ago, and I never felt like reading it. I finally picked it up because I enjoyed satirical self-help books in the past. Unfortunately this one won’t be added to that list. To me, it was painfully on the nose and, dare I say it, a little cringe. 

There was a point made in the final chapter though, except the writer quickly turned away from that bit of poignancy in favour of being funny again. 

I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen

dark funny fast-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Bat Eater by Kylie Lee Baker

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Racial slurs, Grief, Alcohol

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Vomit

Lettersoep by Harriët van Reek

mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5