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The Riddle-Master of Hed by Patricia A. McKillip

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Moderate: Death, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Suicide, Alcohol, War

Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

DNF. No reflection on the book's quality, I probably would have enjoyed it a lot if I had been in a different mood; as it was, I struggled to get into it and then it had to go back to the library. I'll probably give it another go at some point.

Rhianna and the Castle of Avalon by Dave Luckett

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Torture, Medical content, War

Rhianna and the Dogs of Iron by Dave Luckett

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Slavery, Torture, Medical content, Trafficking, Murder, War

System Collapse by Martha Wells

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.25

Network Effect by Martha Wells

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Colonisation

Minor: Slavery

Winter's Gifts by Ben Aaronovitch

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Colonisation

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, War, Injury/Injury detail

A Puzzle for Sherlock Holmes by Robert Newman

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury

The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful medium-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

4.0

Rhianna and the Wild Magic by Dave Luckett

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Death, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Deportation