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The Ones We Burn by Rebecca Mix

adventurous emotional fast-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

4.5

I fell in love with hope by Lancali

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape and War

Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk by Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg

informative inspiring tense fast-paced

4.5

All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer

Metamorphosis and Other Stories by Franz Kafka

dark sad slow-paced

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

1.5

I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.25

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

dark tense slow-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? Yes

3.75

Palestinian Walks: Forays Into a Vanishing Landscape by Raja Shehadeh

adventurous informative reflective sad slow-paced

3.75