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280 reviews

I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue

dark emotional funny hopeful relaxing tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Lie with Me by Philippe Besson

challenging reflective sad

4.25

Dear Dolly: Collected Wisdom by Dolly Alderton

3.25

I hate it when people use the term trauma for literally anything. A breakup is not a trauma, a loss of a friendship is not trauma…. Stop doing that. It invalidates every single person who really went through something traumatic such as rape, almost dying, severe abuse. 

Views by Marc-Uwe Kling

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Grief, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

4.25

Detektiv Parzival Po (1) - Das Geheimnis der Frau Purpur by Troll

Avatar: The Last Airbender - Azula in the Spirit Temple by Faith Erin Hicks

3.25

Boris, Babette und lauter Skelette by Tanja Esch

5.0

Der Papierpalast by Miranda Cowley Heller

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Grief, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child death, Death, Incest, Terminal illness, and Death of parent