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192 reviews

The Chain by Adrian McKinty

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Bluejay by Megan Stockton

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Trafficking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Not Another Love Song by Julie Soto

emotional hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Know My Name by Chanel Miller

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

The Family Experiment by John Marrs

challenging dark reflective tense 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

4.75

I love this series of books. The interesting formatting of websites and forums, the near-future references, technological advancements and the mind-blowing plot twists all combine to create sci-fi thrillers unlike anything else. I'm also really glad the author opted to use the character's names as chapter titles as it made the story a lot less confusing than previous books. I can't wait to pick up the next book in this shared universe. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Slavery, Trafficking, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, and Murder

Minor: Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, and Pandemic/Epidemic

You May Now Kill the Bride by Kate Weston

funny mysterious 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

British Pretty Little Liars with an older cast of characters and lots of booze.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Grief, Alcohol, and Classism

Liars Don't Qualify by Junius Edwards

reflective tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Blind Beauty by Jasmine Garcia

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Regarding the Pain of Others by Susan Sontag

challenging reflective medium-paced

4.25

The Human Chair by Junji Ito

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5