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51 reviews

UnWholly by Neal Shusterman

adventurous dark tense fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Kidnapping, and Grief

Moderate: Confinement and Police brutality

Minor: Ableism

Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner

adventurous challenging dark hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Heart of the Sun Warrior by Sue Lynn Tan

adventurous hopeful 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Violence, Blood, War, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Tilly in Technicolor by Mazey Eddings

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, and Mental illness

The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide and Violence

Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve

adventurous hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death of parent

Moderate: Genocide, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Pregnancy

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Better by Far by Hazel Hayes

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Suicide, and Terminal illness

Minor: Vomit and Alcohol

Exit Note by Dorian Bridges

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism