Books
Characterization
This is the preferred term. Synonyms are included. You can turn off synonyms.
Narrower terms: Flawed characters, Likeable characters, Unlikeable characters, Vibrant characters, Complex characters
A Court of Thorns and Roses
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A Court of Thorns and RosesTropes:
Beauty and the Beast retelling, Enemies to lovers, Feelings realization, Fish out of water, Forced proximity, KidnappingCharacters:
Ageless or immortal characters, Artist, Fantasy species characters, Human characters, HuntressTime Periods:
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Fantastic worldDevil Take Me
by C.S. Poe, Ginn Hale, Jordan Castillo Price, Jordan L. Hawk, Rhys Ford, T.A. Moore, Tricia Kristufek
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FantasyCharacters:
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The Unbroken
A Memory Called Empire
An Artist of the Floating World
The Monster Baru Cormorant
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The MasqueradeGenres:
FantasyCharacters:
Femme fatale, Lesbian main character(s), Morally grey main character, Nonbinary main character(s)Time Periods:
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The Traitor Baru Cormorant
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The MasqueradeTropes:
Feelings denial, Feelings realization, Rivals to lovers, Unreliable narrator, Women loving womenCharacters:
Character with substance abuse issues, Character(s) with TBI, Lesbian main character(s), Morally grey main characterTime Periods:
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Pride and Prejudice
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Enemies to loversCharacters:
White/Western European main character(s)Time Periods:
Regency EraFinal Girls
by Riley Sager
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Betrayal, Camping murder spree, Final girl, Killer in plain sight, Killing the Survivors, Manipulative bastard, Murdered in the forest, Spree Killer, Tragic backstoryCharacters:
Character(s) with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Characters in their 20s, Cisgender woman main character(s), Detective, Final girlTime Periods:
Information AgeRed, White & Royal Blue
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Celebrity relationships, Coming out, Enemies to lovers, Epistolary, Fake relationship, Long distance relationship, Men loving men, Politics, Secret relationshipCharacters:
Bisexual main character(s), Characters in their 20s, Gay main character(s), Gay side character(s), Latine/Latin American main character(s), RoyaltyTime Periods:
2010-2020A Little Life
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Contemporary fictionTropes:
Bury your gays, Everyone is gay, Found family, Friends to lovers, Priests are pedophiles, Straight with an exception, Tragic backstoryCharacters:
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Information AgePlaces:
New York CityBeartown
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Contemporary fictionTropes:
Athletes are untouchable, Close-knit community protects their own, Ensemble cast, Slice of lifeTime Periods:
Information AgeDarling Rose Gold
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A taste of their own medicine, Betrayal, Evil matriarch, I'm the real victim here, Loosely based on a true story, Manipulative bastard, Unreliable narratorCharacters:
Character(s) with depression, Character(s) with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Characters aged over 50, Characters in their 20sTime Periods:
Information AgePlaces:
United StatesAny Way the Wind Blows
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Coming-of-age fiction, New adult fiction, Relationship/marriage fiction, Urban fantasy, Vampire fictionTropes:
Enemies to lovers, Found family, Gay for you, I'm not into labels, Men loving men, Miscommunication, Prince(ss) and pauper, Unreliable narratorCharacters:
Biracial main character, Black/African diasporic main character(s), Character(s) with depression, Character(s) with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Characters in their late teens, English main character, Gay main character(s), Morally grey main character, New adult main characters, Orphan, White/European diasporic main characterTime Periods:
Information AgePlaces:
LondonGideon the Ninth
by Tamsyn Muir
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The Locked TombTropes:
Anyone can die, Dysfunctional family, Everyone is gay, Tragic backstory, Unreliable narrator, Women loving womenCharacters:
Characters in their late teens, Cisgender woman main character(s), Lesbian main character(s), Loner, Necromancer, Orphan, Queer side character(s), WarriorTime Periods:
Long-Term FutureHarrow the Ninth
by Tamsyn Muir
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The Locked TombTropes:
Amnesia, Dysfunctional family, Everyone is gay, Found family, God is just a person, Men loving men, Tragic backstory, Unreliable narrator, Women loving womenTime Periods:
Long-Term FutureAlice Isn’t Dead
by Joseph Fink
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Conspiracy, Depressing road trip, Inhuman killer, Missing spouse, Second chance romance, Stranger than fiction, The bad guys aren't human, Woman in a man's world, Women loving womenCharacters:
African American main character(s), American main character, Character(s) with anxiety, Character(s) with depression, Characters in their 30s, Lesbian main character(s), Truck driverTime Periods:
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United StatesStrange the Dreamer
by Laini Taylor
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High fantasyTropes:
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Adult characters, Ageless or immortal characters, Characters aged over 50, Characters in their late teens, Librarian, Magic user, Teen main character(s)Time Periods:
Iron Age (Fantastical)Cackle
