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18 reviews

P.S. I Miss You, by Jen Petro-Roy

emotional funny sad fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child abuse, Pregnancy, and Homophobia

Moderate: Vomit and Blood

Minor: Abandonment and Sexual content

Unwind, by Neal Shusterman

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Abortion, Car accident, and Child death

Minor: War

The Silent Patient, by Alex Michaelides

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Stalking, Alcohol, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Cursing, Grief, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Rape

Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World, by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

emotional sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Death, Death of parent, and Racism

Moderate: Deadnaming, Murder, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Transphobia

Minor: Pregnancy, War, Terminal illness, and Child abuse

Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating, by Adiba Jaigirdar

emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, Racism, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Alcohol

Husband Material, by Alexis Hall

emotional funny sad 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: Homophobia, Cursing, Sexual content, and Death

Moderate: Vomit

Playing the Palace, by Paul Rudnick

funny hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Cancer

Minor: Colonisation and Alcohol

Between Perfect and Real, by Ray Stoeve

emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Transphobia, Dysphoria, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Gaslighting and Homophobia

Minor: Lesbophobia

Boyfriend Material, by Alexis Hall

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Cancer and Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder

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

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Blood