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My Father, the Panda Killer by Jamie Jo Hoang

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.25

Tough read, but well executed. Beautiful and heartbreaking and nuanced and complex and compelling with great writing 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, and War

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Fire/Fire injury

Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake
Did not finish book. Stopped at 63%.

Just was not vibing with this one. Though it might have been me and not the book, but I may never know

Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl by Brianna R. Shrum, Sara Waxelbaum

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia

Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fatphobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Eight Dates and Nights by Betsy Aldredge
Did not finish book. Stopped at 22%.

Stars in Your Eyes by Kacen Callender

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Pedophilia, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Top Story by Kelly Yang

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Xenophobia

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Death, Hate crime, Sexism, Violence, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and War

Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Dementia, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Racism, Vomit, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Stalking, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Biphobia, Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Pregnancy

Tilly in Technicolor by Mazey Eddings

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Bullying and Emotional abuse

Minor: Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail