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Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

I wasn't fully in love with the story but still cried by the end

Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear by Seanan McGuire

adventurous hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

5.0

One of my favorites in the series. It is one of the happiest tales, making it all the more heartbreaking

Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture

The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook by Matt Dinniman

adventurous challenging funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Madam by Phoebe Wynne

challenging dark emotional sad 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? No

4.5

Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

adventurous dark tense 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

4.0

The Christmas Murder Game by Alexandra Benedict

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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

Murder On The Christmas Express by Alexandra Benedict

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense

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

4.0