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Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Golden Raven by Nora Sakavic

dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual violence

Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual violence

The Sunshine Court by Nora Sakavic

dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

Absolutely destroyed my heart. I loved it, more please. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicide

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Trafficking, Suicide attempt

The King's Men by Nora Sakavic

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Kidnapping, Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual content

The Raven King by Nora Sakavic

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Rape, Self harm, Torture, Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship

Minor: Ableism

The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment

Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Did not finish book. Stopped at 11%.

I feel bad that I couldn’t get into this book but after reading Gideon the Ninth I wanted something more like that, however this book is mostly in the second person pov which i super annoying. Also Gideon being dead when she was my favourite and the main reason I read the book…. Plus where’s my lesbian romance? I quit. 

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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: Child death, Genocide, Murder

An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson

dark mysterious 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? Yes

2.0

No one told me the age gap was 24 and 33… no thank you!!!

Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard
Did not finish book. Stopped at 18%.

I am so disappointed ☹️ the first book was great but the second one completely changed the dynamics, there’s just something TOO familiar about this series… definitely been copied from things like hunger games, shatter me and shadow & bone