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The Game You Played by Anni Taylor

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Confinement, and Mental illness

Moderate: Rape, Pedophilia, and Blood

Minor: Miscarriage and Murder

Voice of the Gods by Trudi Canavan

adventurous slow-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

3.75

New Girl on the Street by Donna Jay

adventurous lighthearted 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia and Bullying

Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghue

adventurous emotional reflective slow-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Sexism, Racism, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Colonisation, Homophobia, and Sexual content

Minor: War, Suicide, Medical content, and Slavery

Dripping by Adriana Herrera

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Bloodchild by Octavia E. Butler

reflective 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Confinement, and Pregnancy

Minor: Colonisation and Rape

Journey To The Heartland by Xiaolong Huang

challenging dark reflective slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Homophobia, and Child death

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Incest

Minor: Police brutality and Racism

End of Summer by Anders de la Motte

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Grief, and Child death

Moderate: Murder and Gun violence

Minor: Incest

All Your Children, Scattered by Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse

adventurous challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Colonisation, and Genocide

Moderate: Sexism, Death, Grief, and Suicide

Minor: Slavery and Death of parent

The Tea Dragon Tapestry by K. O'Neill

adventurous 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? No

4.0