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The Power in the Storm by Tamora Pierce

adventurous challenging emotional 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Fatphobia, Medical content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Vomit, Death of parent, and Classism

The Magic In the Weaving by Tamora Pierce

adventurous hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Death of parent, Abandonment, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Ableism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Re: Dracula by Bram Stoker, Tal Minear

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

Anatole by Eve Titus

lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

The Very Very Very Long Dog by Julia Patton

funny lighthearted 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? No

3.25

The Witch Who Came In From The Cold: Season One by Cassandra Rose Clarke, Lindsay Smith, Ian Tregillis, Max Gladstone, Michael Swanwick

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

The concept of a magical cold war overlapping the real Cold War feels like it ought to be a winner, but I don't think this really carries it off: there are too many pieces, and they don't connect together in a satisfying way. We don't get under the surface of most of the characters, which makes it harder to feel like there are interesting stakes; obviously the patriotic American agent wants things to go well for America, for instance, but we don't get much sense of why it matters to him as a person. I was also annoyed that a lot of the plot and character arcs were left unresolved as a hook for "Season Two", which I will not be bothering with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, Outing, and Alcohol

Minor: Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Death of parent, War, and Classism

Say Nothing: A True Story Of Murder and Memory In Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

Jasper McFlea Will Not Eat His Tea by Lee Fox

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

Victor's Quest by Pamela Freeman

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0