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127 reviews

Aquí no es Miami by Fernanda Melchor

dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Body horror, Infidelity, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Suicide, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gun violence, Rape, Religious bigotry, Car accident, and War

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Outing

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, and Alcohol

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

adventurous emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Bunny by Mona Awad

dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Blood, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body horror, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Desde los zulos by Dahlia de la Cerda

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Classism

Moderate: Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Deportation

Minor: Ableism, Fatphobia, and Murder

Perras de reserva by Dahlia de la Cerda

dark emotional funny reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Deadnaming

Minor: Cancer and Chronic illness

These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever

dark slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Suicide, Antisemitism, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War

Lo que no se comprende by Inés Arredondo

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, and Classism

Minor: Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

3.5