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104 reviews

Soft Lad, by Nick Grimshaw

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Homophobia, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcoholism

Symptoms of Being Human, by Jeff Garvin

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Dysphoria, Transphobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Child death, Outing, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Before the Coffee Gets Cold, by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Car accident, and Pregnancy

Minor: Terminal illness

Greywaren, by Maggie Stiefvater

emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Suicide and Death

Minor: Injury/injury detail and Death of parent

I'm Glad My Mom Died, by Jennette McCurdy

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Eating disorder, and Child abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, and Vomit

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

Dress Codes for Small Towns, by Courtney C. Stevens

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Blood, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Death

True Biz, by Sara Nović

challenging emotional informative reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death of parent, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Dementia, Car accident, Child abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Sexual content, Racism, and Adult/minor relationship

Running with Scissors, by Augusten Burroughs

dark reflective fast-paced

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Ableism, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Abandonment, and Alcoholism

Minor: Drug abuse, Animal death, and Body shaming

Earthlings, by Sayaka Murata

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cannibalism, and Sexual assault

Honey Girl, by Morgan Rogers

reflective medium-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Mental illness

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Self harm