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72 reviews

Flux by Jinwoo Chong

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content, Dementia, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Deportation

Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse and Incest

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Grief, Alcohol, and War

The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, and Pregnancy

Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation by Hannah Gadsby

emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Grief, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas

adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Blood, Death of parent, and Dysphoria

Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher

adventurous funny inspiring medium-paced

4.25

lgbtq

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and War

The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields

emotional medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Torture, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Infertility, Miscarriage, Violence, Medical content, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Bullying, Vomit, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Circe by Madeline Miller

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

adventurous funny mysterious

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cursing