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The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Physical abuse, and Police brutality

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Medical trauma, and Panic attacks/disorders

Thirteen Reasons why by Jay Asher

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicide, Bullying, Body shaming, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol and Lesbophobia

Where She Went by Gayle Forman

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Car accident, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Self harm, and Sexual content

If I Stay by Gayle Forman

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Car accident, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Perfect Match by Jodi Picoult

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Blood, Body horror, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Cursing, Confinement, and Violence

Breathing Underwater by Alex Flinn

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Rape, Medical content, Mental illness, and Stalking

Minor: Sexual content, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Death, Car accident, Bullying, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content and Alcoholism

The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Toxic relationship, Rape, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Death, and Self harm

Moderate: Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Just Rewards by Barbara Taylor Bradford

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cursing, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Medical content, Grief, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol and Incest

Minor: Body horror, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, and War