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444 reviews

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I am very confused by this book. I'm not exactly sure what happened or why it was recommended as a thriller/crime novel.

Learn the Rules by Leighton Greene

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challenging dark relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

It felt very fetish-y, not because it is about the fetish and kink lifestyle but because it felt like it was written as a fetish. It fetishized the gay couple: they were gay, they were kinky, they were fetishists.

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Elevation by Stephen King

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

Elevation was very good. The second story Laurie took me by surprise. It's about a widower who receives a dog and they beginning of their life together. Its fault lies in the fact that it's just a very short story and seems to end rather abruptly.

The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious relaxing 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

5.0

Such a very good story for middle-grades. A bit intense at times but done well with hope and understanding.

And Then We Sever by A.V. Asher

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

Content Warnings

In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 27%.

I'm going to try reading it but I can't listen to the audiobook. It has taken me 10 days to get 4 hours into the book listening on 3x speed and I keep losing interest.

The Lies That Shatter by A.V. Asher

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced