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The Three Theban Plays: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

why is this kind of one of the best things i've ever read. i saw it in january and cried SO hard shoutout sophocles
How to Fight a Dragon's Fury by Cressida Cowell

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adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

cried 6 times sobbed my eyes out the last lines..... the cyclical narrative...... so emotionally painful but also beautiful and genuinely my favourite book ever written 
Metamorphoses by Ovid

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emotional funny slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

ovid cooked with this so fun to read definitely recommend 
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

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adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

i rly enjoyed this actually i think margaret atwood is becoming one of my fav authors. the inspiration from 1984 was really clear at the beginning to me but its nice to read a dystopia with hope
The Road by Cormac McCarthy

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

4.0

god that was depressing. i think my english lit course is out to get me actually 
Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

im so stressed
Mage's Blood by David Hair

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.
so long and the text is so tiny and i just dont have the motivation to finish it 
How to Betray a Dragon's Hero by Cressida Cowell

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

cried 3 times. not fun.
it's honestly incredible how you go from hating snotlout to crying when he dies cressida cowell you have hurt me so much
How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel by Cressida Cowell

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-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

5.0

cried my eyes out at the end of the epilogue tbh. it only gets worse from here (emotionally in terms of writing and being incredible it somehow gets better) i have so many feelings all of the time and all of them hurt
How to Steal a Dragon's Sword by Cressida Cowell

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

emotionally i am in so much pain right now... god the foreshadowing in this one hurts so much