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Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, and Domestic abuse

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment and Alcohol

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Vomit

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Monkey Dish by Michael Curley

dark informative lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

Sweet story, could use more editing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Body shaming, Misogyny, Racism, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Death, Alcohol, and Addiction

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

What a Time to Be Alone: The Slumflower's Guide to Why You Are Already Enough by Chidera Eggerue

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Witches, Sluts, Feminists: Conjuring the Sex Positive by Kristen J. Sollee

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

A Quick & Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities by Mady G., J.R. Zuckerberg

hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0

Rising Strong as a Spiritual Practice by Brené Brown

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.25

China White by Sarah Richards

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

0.25

A book about drugs by someone who knows nothing about drugs 
Also just kinda creepy around sexualizing minors 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Murder, Trafficking, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Stalking, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Ableism, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Death, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, and Addiction