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Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Cursing, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Slavery, Vomit, Medical content, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Homophobia, and Death of parent

The Four Seasons of Brambly Hedge by Jill Barklem

hopeful relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexism, Violence, Alcohol, and Classism

Lean on Pete by Willy Vlautin

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

emotional sad 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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion

Chlorine by Jade Song

dark 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: Body horror, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Pregnancy, and Dysphoria

Minor: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Cannibalism, and Alcohol

The Elsewhere Community by Hugh Kenner

medium-paced

1.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Classism

Minor: Death, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, and War

Biography of X by Catherine Lacey

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Cancer, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, and Classism

When I Sing, Mountains Dance by Irene Solà

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• 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: Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual content, Blood, Excrement, Dementia, Grief, and War

Minor: Body horror, Gun violence, and Classism

Spear by Nicola Griffith

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Death, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Suicide, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, War, and Classism