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51 reviews

River Woman, River Demon by Jennifer Givhan

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Racism, and Death of parent

Elektra by Jennifer Saint

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Child death, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape and Suicidal thoughts

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

adventurous emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Toxic relationship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Death of parent, and War

Dharma Punx by Noah Levine

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicide

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Gun violence, Homophobia, Abortion, Murder, and War

Sex Ed: A Guide for Adults by Ruby Rare

funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

adventurous mysterious reflective 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? No

4.0

Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

adventurous dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Violence, Murder, and War

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence