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The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Bullying and Sexual content

Minor: Murder and Car accident

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Violence, and War

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

funny tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Homophobia and Racism

Kim: a Novel Idea by Frankie Barnet

challenging emotional medium-paced

4.25

Frankie Barnet continues to be a favourite

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

Minor: Animal death

Eyes I Dare Not Meet in Dreams by Sunny Moraine

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, and Body horror

Augustown by Kei Miller

challenging emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Murder, Police brutality, and Suicide

Moderate: Excrement, Blood, Sexual content, and Adult/minor relationship

Triquetra by Kirstyn McDermott

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, and Incest

Ceffo by Jonathan Carroll

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Some interesting moments but the author held back when I thought they'd pursue it. I didn't like the ending, as interesting a premise as it is, it feels it would hurt the characters more than help them, and the references to current day events while strangely framing them felt like an unnecessary disconnect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death

The Ink Readers of Doi Saket by Thomas Olde Heuvelt

challenging reflective fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity

The Christmas Show by Pat Cadigan

funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death