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363 reviews

The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett

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adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Alien by Alan Dean Foster

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues by Jonathan Kennedy

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challenging informative inspiring tense medium-paced

4.75

Critical Mass by Daniel Suarez

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adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring mysterious 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? No

3.75

The Society of Shame by Jane Roper

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adventurous challenging emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Providence by Max Barry

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adventurous challenging emotional funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Lexicon by Max Barry

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adventurous challenging funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.75

The Measure by Nikki Erlick

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 51%.
Well, halfway through the book and basically nothing was happening. The viewpoint was changing from character to character - what seemed like dozens of them - and the story was just not advancing at a pace sharp enough to keep me engaged.
Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor

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adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful informative 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

4.75