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She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen

emotional funny reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Outing, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing and Car accident

At First Smile by Melissa Whitney

emotional funny hopeful 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: Ableism, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death of parent

The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body by Rebekah Taussig

emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Pageboy by Elliot Page

emotional reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, and Alcohol

The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

adventurous dark emotional funny fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty

Moderate: Violence, Grief, and War

Minor: Death of parent

Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 18 by Mizuho Kusanagi

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, and Grief

The Predator by RuNyx

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 17 by Mizuho Kusanagi

emotional funny hopeful reflective tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Blood, and War

The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin

dark sad tense slow-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