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First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston

mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury

Somadina by Akwaeke Emezi

adventurous emotional 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

4.0

The Girl You Know by Elle Gonzalez Rose

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Murder, Alcohol

Every Breath You Take: A True Story of Obsession, Revenge, and Murder by Ann Rule

dark tense medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

The Really Dead Wives of New Jersey by Astrid Dahl

funny mysterious fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Deportation

Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality by Eliot Schrefer

funny informative medium-paced

4.0

We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation

Moderate: Sexual assault

Hard Rain by Irma Venter

mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.0

Wilder: How Rewilding is Transforming Conservation and Changing the World by Millie Kerr

hopeful informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

The Brightness Between Us by Eliot Schrefer

adventurous emotional 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: Animal death, Confinement, Gun violence, Medical content, Grief

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Sexual content