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31 reviews

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Transphobia

Minor: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

The Husband Stitch by Carmen Maria Machado

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker

adventurous mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Tender Points by Amy Berkowitz

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Ableism, Medical content, Sexism, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, and Sexual assault

My Neighbor Totoro: The Novel by Tsugiko Kubo

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next) by Dean Spade

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Wild by Cheryl Strayed

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Drug abuse, Cancer, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Addiction

Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Aphrodite Made Me Do It by Trista Mateer

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

Wake, Siren: Ovid Resung by Nina MacLaughlin

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Murder, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, and Child death