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171 reviews

Last Seen, by Lucy Clarke

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Child death, Infidelity, Grief, Alcoholism, and Infertility

The Whisper Man, by Alex North

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Child death, and Murder

Love After Love, by Ingrid Persaud

challenging dark emotional reflective relaxing sad tense 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: Violence, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Self harm, and Mental illness

A View Across the Rooftops, by Suzanne Kelman

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

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Religious bigotry, Blood, Injury/injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, Deportation, Racism, Rape, Violence, War, Emotional abuse, Death, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Murder, Torture, Pregnancy, and Suicide

Malibu Rising, by Taylor Jenkins Reid

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Addiction, Abortion, Alcoholism, Grief, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

The Island, by Victoria Hislop

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Death of parent, Body horror, Torture, Suicide, Terminal illness, Deportation, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, War, and Violence

One of the Girls, by Lucy Clarke

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Murder, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Outing, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

The Mountains Sing, by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and War

All My Mothers, by Joanna Glen

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Terminal illness, Grief, Infertility, Suicide, Alcohol, Cancer, Death, Medical content, Abandonment, and Dementia

A Curious History of Sex, by Kate Lister

adventurous dark funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexism, Suicide, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Slavery, Infidelity, Abortion, Infertility, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence