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The Reindeer and the Submarine by Beverley McWilliams

funny hopeful informative relaxing medium-paced

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

4.25

4.25 ★

for some reason, i was reluctant to pick this up but it was so heart-warming!

▷ Representation: Sámi secondary character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Gun violence

➸ Trigger warnings for naval warfare in World War Two (theme) including mentions of sunk submarines during skirmishes and on-page use of gun/torpedo.

The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles by Malka Ann Older

hopeful mysterious 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? No

4.5

#1) The Mimicking of Known Successes ★★★★☆

▷ Representation: sapphic protagonist & love interest; wlw main couple.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Gore

➸ Trigger warnings for dead body, murder (off-page), disappearance/missing people (theme), and cult.

Black Cockatoo by Carl Merrison

dark emotional fast-paced

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

1.25

▷ Representation: Indigenous Australian mcs & scs.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

➸ Trigger warnings for graphic animal death & cruelty.

Huda and Me by H. Hayek

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

▷ Representation: Lebanese Muslim cast.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Islamophobia, Hate crime, and Racism

Minor: Kidnapping

➸ Trigger warnings for racist and Islamophobic hate crime, child abuse, and kidnapping of an infant.

Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie

mysterious

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide, and Gun violence

➸ Trigger warnings for period-typical racism and racial slurs (anti-Chinese), infidelity (secondary characters), suicide by gunshot, death of a husband from heart failure mentioned, murder of an uncle by gun violence, murder by poisoning (through injections of bacterial cultures, disguised as natural deaths from blood poisoning and tetanus), murder of a husband by gun violence (disguised as suicide), attempted murder by poisoning and gun violence (on-page), death in a plane crash mentioned, and blackmail.

Field of Screams by Wendy Parris

hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

fell flat

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

➸ Trigger warnings for grief & loss depiction, death of a father recounted, and death of a twin sister/child by lightning strike mentioned.

That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Human by Kimberly Lemming

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

#1) That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon ★★★☆☆
#1.5) Mistlefoe ★☆☆☆☆
#2) That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf ★★★★★
#2.5) A Bump In Boohail ★★★☆☆

▷ Representation: Black fat protagonist; Black scs.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcohol

➸ Trigger warnings for alcohol consumption, sword violence, fire, and animal attack

Aggie Flea Steals the Show! by Tania Ingram

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Absolutely delightful! I have recommend this series to so many students now! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

Minor injury (Aggie's teacher faints and breaks her wrist).

Uncle XBox by Jared Thomas

hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

3.25

i wish this had been a little longer but it's a beautiful story full of heart & family

▷ Representation: Indigenous Australian mc & scs.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Racial slurs, and Racism

➸ Trigger warnings for financial difficulties, and mentions of racist bullying.

The Stalker by Sarah Alderson

challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Murder, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Rape, Alcohol, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Grief, and Sexual assault

Minor: Child abuse

➸ Trigger warnings for fatphobia and body shaming (on-page), child abuse mentioned, domestic violence and intimate partner abuse including food deprivation, captivity, and physical & sexual assault (on-page), rape by a spouse/partner (on-page), alcohol consumption, emesis, mentions of a parent recovering from cancer, physical injury and amateur medical treatment (on-page, glass shard stuck in foot), grief & loss depiction, death of a fiance, death of a mother from a fall down the stairs (later revealed to be murder), murder of a husband by gun violence (on-page, self-defence for abuse), stalking, animal injury (crow), kidnapping of a pet dog, and murder of a kitten (abusive partner kills the cat off-page by the body is found on-page).