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127 reviews

Five Survive by Holly Jackson

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol, and Classism

The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.25

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring sad tense 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

3.75

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.25

Stirring. Like all of Sanderson's works, I need a second read knowing what I know now. 

Unlikeable Female Characters by Anna Bogutskaya

challenging funny informative inspiring medium-paced

3.5

Wicked Pissed: New England's Most Famous Feuds by Ted Reinstein

funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

1.75

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears by Michael Schulman

emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

3.75