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The September House by Carissa Orlando

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Murder, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Child death, Mental illness, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Alcoholism

No One Will Come Back For Us by Premee Mohamed

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? N/A

5.0

Light Bringer by Pierce Brown
Did not finish book. Stopped at 22%.

I just couldn't get into it right now. 

Masters of Death by Olivie Blake

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.0

Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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

5.0

Roses Have Thorns: Being the first book in the Flower of Scotland Mysteries by Juliet MacLeod

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.75

Moonflowers and Nightshade: an Anthology of Sapphic Horror by Kat Siddle, Annabeth Leong, Christina Ladd, Archita Mittra, E.F. Schraeder, Tiffany Morris, Nicoletta Giuseffi, G.E. Woods, Jade Lancaster, Rae Knowles, Anastasia Dziekan, Samantha Kolesnik, G.B. Lindsey, Lowry Poletti, Hailey Piper, Ali Seay, Alex Luceli Jiménez, Avra Margariti, Cyrus Amelia Fisher

dark emotional mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Wanderers by Chuck Wendig

adventurous challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Rape, Violence, Hate crime, and Death

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-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