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24 reviews

The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Atalanta by Jennifer Saint

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher
Did not finish book. Stopped at 33%.

There was no buildup of suspense at all for me. Disappointing in comparison to What Moves the Dead. 

A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Infertility, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, and Grief

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Stolen Tongues by Felix Blackwell

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Blood, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Chronic illness

Let Him in by William Friend

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Dementia, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Seed by Ania Ahlborn

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail