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The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious tense medium-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: Body horror, Death, Murder

Moderate: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Suicide, Torture, Death of parent, Classism

Something is Killing the Children Vol. 8 by James Tynion IV

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death

From Here to the Great Unknown by Lisa Marie Presley

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Abortion

Minor: Child abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Pandemic/Epidemic

The Fourth Man by Jeff McComsey

dark mysterious fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Spy x Family, Vol. 12 by Tatsuya Endo

adventurous funny mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Blood

Minor: Car accident, War

Blood Stain, Vol. 1 by Linda Šejić

lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood

Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina

emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Trafficking, Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic friendship

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol

When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Vomit, Death of parent, Pregnancy

Spy x Family, Vol. 11 by Tatsuya Endo

emotional funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Car accident

Unnamed Memory, Vol. 1 (manga) by Kuji Furumiya, Naoki Koshimizu

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder

Minor: Fire/Fire injury