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Big Sky by Kate Atkinson

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington by Alexis Coe

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Slavery

Troubles in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand

emotional lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

The Mothers by Brit Bennett

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

A Good Idea by Cristina Moracho

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Car accident, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Vomit

Heartbreaker by Claudia Dey

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-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

4.25

One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

3.75

Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan

lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.25

The pacing is really weird. 

V for Vendetta by Alan Moore

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

Away by Amy Bloom

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Xenophobia, Antisemitism, and Child death