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She Started It by Sian Gilbert

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Bullying, Child death, Self harm, Suicide, Alcohol, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Drug use

Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Excrement, Addiction, Biphobia, Stalking, Vomit, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

My Friend Natalia by Laura Lindstedt

challenging dark reflective 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Infidelity

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Incest, and Toxic relationship

Authority by Jeff VanderMeer

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

Outlawed by Anna North

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Blood, Mental illness, Abandonment, Gore, Grief, Pregnancy, Infertility, Gun violence, Misogyny, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Alcohol, Death, Infidelity, Police brutality, and Racism

Minor: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Classism, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Violence, Animal death, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Transphobia, Cancer, Outing, and Gaslighting

The Butcher and the Wren by Alaina Urquhart

dark emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Gore, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Torture, Medical trauma, Violence, Medical content, Blood, and Stalking

Moderate: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Physical abuse

Minor: Abandonment, Animal death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Suicide

Beach Read by Emily Henry

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Infidelity, Death of parent, Sexual content, Alcohol, Terminal illness, and Vomit

Minor: Cursing, Abandonment, Drug use, Medical content, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic relationship

Loathe at First Sight by Suzanne Park

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Homophobia, Stalking, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexism, Bullying, Lesbophobia, and Biphobia

Moderate: Gaslighting, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Fatphobia, and Alcohol

Minor: Classism, Emotional abuse, Cursing, and Drug abuse

The Scarlet Gospels by Clive Barker

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Gore

Moderate: Vomit

What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Violence, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Murder, Suicide attempt, Grief, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Lesbophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Addiction, Biphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Child abuse, Classism, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Stalking

Solitaire by Alice Oseman

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Bullying, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Suicide, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Stalking

Minor: Vomit, Cursing, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Outing