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274 reviews

Carol: The Price of Salt, by Patricia Highsmith

emotional informative reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Outing, and Misogyny

The Starless Sea, by Erin Morgenstern

adventurous mysterious

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol and Toxic friendship

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Stalking, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Death

Gallant, by V.E. Schwab

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Body horror, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Ableism

Minor: Suicide and Murder

Hollow City, by Ransom Riggs

adventurous dark mysterious tense

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Kidnapping, Violence, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Animal cruelty, War, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Antisemitism, Body horror, Child abuse, Gun violence, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, by Taylor Jenkins Reid

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, Sexism, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Racism, Sexual content, Cancer, Death, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Terminal illness, Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Grief

Minor: Suicide and Pregnancy

Beautiful World, Where Are You, by Sally Rooney

emotional reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Mental illness

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs

adventurous dark mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, War, Death, Child death, Animal death, Blood, and Animal cruelty

Anansi Boys, by Neil Gaiman

adventurous funny informative lighthearted mysterious reflective

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Murder

Sunnanäng, by Astrid Lindgren

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad

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

4.5

Norse Mythology, by Neil Gaiman

adventurous dark funny informative mysterious reflective tense

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death of parent, Animal death, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Kidnapping, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Grief, Slavery, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Pregnancy, and Sexual violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Fatphobia, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Suicide