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73 reviews

The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Blood, Car accident, and Abandonment

Ducks of the World by Janet Kear

adventurous emotional informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death

Bargain at Bravebank: The Legacy of Lucky Logan Book 1 by J. R. Frontera

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Sexual content, Slavery, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

Jackal by Erin E. Adams

challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

i honestly didn't like it at first but I'm so glad I stuck with it because once I read more and more I was hooked. fantastic ending to a great story 

Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Blood, Car accident, and Gaslighting

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, and Alcohol

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Suicide, Blood, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Grief

Persepolis: The Story Of A Childhood by Marjane Satrapi

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, and War

Moderate: Misogyny, Torture, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Violence, Murder, and War

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Blood, and Gaslighting