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Piercing by Ryū Murakami

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Child abuse, Body horror, and Pedophilia

Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi

dark funny mysterious slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War and Body horror

The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson

challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, and Child abuse

Queer Little Nightmares by David Ly, Daniel Zomparelli

emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

The Boy from Clearwater: Book 1 by Zhou Jian-Xin

challenging emotional informative sad fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Torture, Colonisation, Death, and Police brutality

You, Again by Kate Goldbeck

emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

I loved this book. The characters were… awful a lot of the time. But that’s what made it great for me. Their decision? Atrocious.  But like, the decisions felt real. The banter? Perfect. The angst? Extra perfect. The slow build up? I was dying it was so perfect. It felt like a homage to 90s romance. And a love letter to NYC.

Nestlings by Nat Cassidy

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Body horror, Gaslighting, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Infertility

The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Gore

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia

Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas

dark mysterious reflective slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Suicide, and Death