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Shockaholic, by Carrie Fisher

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Body shaming, Drug use, Grief, Pedophilia, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death of parent, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cursing, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Infidelity

Fellow Travelers, by Thomas Mallon

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Outing, Grief, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Bullying

Moderate: Death, War, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

Minor: Abortion and Cancer

Before I Let Go, by Kennedy Ryan

emotional hopeful reflective slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Grief

Moderate: Alcohol and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Dementia

The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust, by Edith Hahn Beer

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

3.0

My Darkest Prayer, by S.A. Cosby

dark mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Drug use, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Injury/injury detail, Sexual content, Classism, Racism, Alcohol, Cursing, and Violence

Minor: Car accident and Hate crime

My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers Her Family's Nazi Past, by Jennifer Teege, Nikola Sellmair

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Murder, Racism, Religious bigotry, Grief, Hate crime, Abandonment, Colonisation, Genocide, and War

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Miscarriage

Maame, by Jessica George

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, Racism, Sexual content, Grief, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Drug use, Alcohol, and Infidelity

The Bandit Queens, by Parini Shroff

adventurous emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Domestic abuse, Murder, Racism, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Religious bigotry, Classism, Cursing, Grief, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Injury/injury detail, Sexism, Violence, Racial slurs, Gore, and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual assault, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Police brutality and Animal cruelty

Tremors in the Blood: Murder, Obsession, and the Birth of the Lie Detector, by Amit Katwala
Did not finish book. Stopped at 63%.

Slow paced, tedious, and not as interesting as I thought it would be. I couldn't go on.

Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee, by Casey Cep

informative mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/injury detail, Child death, Murder, Gun violence, Classism, and Racism

Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism