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55 reviews

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Death, Vomit, and Pregnancy

Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Abandonment

The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying by Nina Riggs

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Excrement, Vomit, and Alcohol

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement and Abandonment

Moderate: Suicide

The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Eating disorder, and Vomit

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life by Laura McKowen

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Abortion

We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Alcohol

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Gun violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes

emotional funny hopeful inspiring relaxing slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol

The Opposite of Everyone by Joshilyn Jackson

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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

Moderate: Death of parent

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

adventurous hopeful inspiring relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit and Death of parent