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113 reviews

The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Grief, and Death of parent

Seven Empty Houses by Samanta Schweblin

reflective sad 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Dementia

Mouthful of Birds: Stories by Samanta Schweblin

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

3.5

some stories i loved

All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

had to stop and just stare at the ceiling a lot reading this 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire by Jennifer Bing, Mike Merryman-Lotze, Jehad Abusalim

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Classism

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

the author writes a lot about women's breasts and butts for certain. distracted from the story

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Excrement, Antisemitism, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Religious bigotry

Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Infertility, Slavery, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Deportation

The Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

adventurous challenging dark tense 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? Yes

5.0

Jewish Space Lasers: The Rothschilds and 200 Years of Conspiracy Theories by Mike Rothschild

challenging dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism