A lot of people are telling OP they’re after Graphic novels or comics or manga, but is it possible they mean illustrated books?
In which case I think that Western books don’t feature illustrations very often because it can put people off as much as an ugly cover can.
If you want better recommendations i suggest Storygraph
I worked in a bookshop and was always very frustrated that we only ever kept one copy of The Tenant of Windfell Hall in stock at a time because it would only be on the shelf for a day or two before it was bought, and there was another week wait for it to come back in again.
All Our Wrong Tomorrow’s by Elan Mastai. Interesting take because the main character is not scientifically inclined, has a very casual narrative tone. It’s also told from the perspective of a utopian alternative timeline to ours.
I had a metal bookmark a while ago. If the bookmark was right in the middle of a very thick book it would be fine, but otherwise it slipped out constantly and over time actually ripped a page. Never again.
I wish I had the time to say this in response to every single Potter post in this sub.
Ultimately rate books however you want as long as you’re not a professional critic/reviewer/influencer…
But I think if a character is intentionally unlikeable then you shouldn’t be taking the book down for that. The author did their job well.
I take it swipe left is the bad one?