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115 reviews

A Soul of Ash and Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout

adventurous mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Spare by Prince Harry

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood

lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.25

Hopeless by Colleen Hoover

reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Incest

Moderate: Misogyny, Police brutality, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Suicide

A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

Shoe Dog by Phil Knight

informative slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Stalking, and Infidelity

Minor: Infertility, Gun violence, Deportation, Suicide, Mental illness, Alcoholism, and Domestic abuse

We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han

lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.25

The Dinner by Herman Koch

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Hate crime, and Classism

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Abortion and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Finding Me: A Memoir by Viola Davis

challenging emotional slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child death and Death of parent