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Fresh Kill by Lou Wilham

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use

Lonesome Pyres by Eric Raglin

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

slow-paced

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

2.5

The Ancient Evil by Christopher Pike

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Misogyny, Sexism, and Alcohol

Red Dragon by Thomas Harris

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli, Aisha Saeed

5.0

She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

Overkill by Lou Wilham

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious relaxing

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Blood

Moderate: Gore, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Medical content, and Grief

Murder in the Manuscripts by Lee Williamson

funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing slow-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Medical content