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A Brush with Love, by Mazey Eddings

lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Cursing

The London Seance Society Intl/E, by Sarah Penner

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/injury detail, Death, Blood, Body horror, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, and Toxic relationship

100 Cupboards (100 Cupboards Book 1), by N.D. Wilson

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/injury detail, Vomit, and Blood

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Misogyny and Sexism

How to Love Your Neighbor, by Sophie Sullivan

lighthearted fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Abandonment

Mixed Signals, by B.K. Borison

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing

One Dark Window, by Rachel Gillig

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

To the quiet girls with stories in their heads. To their dreams—and their nightmares.

Nothing is free. Nothing is safe. Magic is love, but also, it is hate. It comes at a cost. You’re found, and you’re lost. Magic is love, but also, it’s hate.

That’s how the best lies are told—with just a sliver of truth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Sexual content, and Vomit

By the Book, by Amanda Sellet

lighthearted slow-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

Never Been Kissed, by Timothy Janovsky

lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship

Minor: Homophobia

We Are All So Good at Smiling, by Amber McBride

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Blood, and Mental illness

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Bullying, and Body horror

Typecast, by Andrea J. Stein

reflective tense slow-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, and Infidelity

Moderate: Sexual content

Though it seemed almost unintentional in the way it was written, there was a scene of non-consensual sex. There were also signs of a very toxic marriage with emotional abuse that was left unresolved. It was weirdly written to feel normal but was anything but.