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162 reviews

The Invisible Dead by Lesley McEvoy

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Gold Rush by Olivia Petter

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

No One Saw a Thing by Andrea Mara

dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

The Continental Affair by Christine Mangan

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Eighteen Seconds by Louise Beech

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

3.0

She Came to Stay by Eleni Kyriacou

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

adventurous emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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