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Addicted After All by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, and Car accident

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Hate crime, and Physical abuse

Minor: Death of parent, Grief, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Rape

A Fire Endless by Rebecca Ross

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective slow-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

4.0

Some Things Never Change by Cee Yang

funny 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Grief

Minor: Emotional abuse

Thrive by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, and Blood

Minor: Death of parent

The Smile Has Left Your Eyes by Danielle N. Dawsen

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Outing, Bullying, Body horror, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Grief, Blood, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

The last 100 pages was so engaging! I loved how it focused more on other character relationships. 

HOWEVER, 

this series just had a reprint and you are telling me no one could edit out the micro-aggressions and ableist language and lines

ALSO WHY ARE THE CONFEDERATES IN THIS. BOOK WHAT WAS RICK ON

There is no reason to still have the r word in a book, especially with so many people reading the series, since the show has premiered

I love where this series is going but I’m very disappointed with how it portrays disability so far and acknowledge the problematic aspects, which is why I am reading through the library 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Blood, and Body horror

Minor: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Girlfriend Material by Katia Rose

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Cursing, Alcohol, Sexual content, Bullying, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, and Vomit

Powerless by Lauren Roberts

hopeful reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Death of parent, Vomit, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Child death, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Violence, Medical content, Murder, Animal cruelty, Blood, Torture, Child abuse, Classism, Ableism, Body horror, and Grief

Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, and Self harm

Basics of Spellcraft by L.C. Mawson

emotional hopeful 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Death, Grief, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Child abuse, and Torture