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145 reviews

The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Not very twisty, but solidly written and atmospheric. Art world turns home sleuth, with eccentricity and brutality.
DallerGut Dream Department Store by Mi-Ye Lee 이미예

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lighthearted
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Found this whimsical idea difficult to relate too, but did enjoy.
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 tense

5.0

What an account! Such a brutal, ruthless chapter in american history, soaked in misogyny and racism.
Berserker! by Adrian Edmondson

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emotional funny informative reflective
Insightful and open, but still private.
The Narrow Road Between Desires by Patrick Rothfuss

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adventurous challenging dark funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Gorgeous writing again. Bast is clever and funny and mischievous and the children he deals with are too.
The Sirens by Emilia Hart

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dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

Well written and atmospheric, past and present intertwining. Great mermaidy mystery
The Great When: A Long London Novel by Alan Moore

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

3.75

Weird, twisting, strange but enjoyable. Fave character is the awful landlady! Not convinced by the unwitting hero and his ladyfreind.
The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers by Samuel Burr

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Did not finish book.
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Battle Royale by Koushun Takami

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adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

Phenomenal. They did a brilliant job with the film adaptation, but there is more beauty thought and elegance in the book. Written about schoolkids during the period i was at school, so vague nostalgia.
Red Country by Joe Abercrombie

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adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Slower and more convoluted than the others, less tand alone too, it wouldnt really be worth reading if you didnt recognise the Bloody Nine and Cosca