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No Big Deal by Bethany Rutter

emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

4.75 stars. This book felt so nostalgic for some reason. It definitely reminded me of Jacqueline Wilson's Girls series so if you've read that, I definitely recommend this. I usually dislike reading series of books but I really want Emily to make a return, preferably as a uni student navigating young adult life. I could read a whole series of this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

Dinin' by Ty Schwamberger

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

The Reluctant Cannibals by Ian Flitcroft

dark funny tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism

Bad Dolls by Rachel Harrison

dark funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Suicide, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

The Metamorphisis by Franz Kafka

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Army of One by Junji Ito

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Feed the Machine by Erica Summers

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Sexual content, and Grief

The Egg by Andy Weir

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

This is Where We Talk Things Out by Caitlin Marceau

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Grief, Car accident, and Gaslighting