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805 reviews

Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein

challenging dark hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

One-Star Romance by Laura Hankin

emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Dementia

Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire by Alice Wong

emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

James by Percival Everett

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Private Rites by Julia Armfield

challenging dark emotional 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

4.25

Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures by Katherine Rundell

funny hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, and Suicide attempt

American Royalty by Tracey Livesay

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0