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Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear by Robin Wasley

3 reviews

spaghettii's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

Not even halfway through the book I began desperately searching for more by this author. The main character, Spencer, was one of my favorites in a long time. She wasn't over powered or the chosen one or anything like that, which is refreshing for this genre. Her personality and flaws were well written. The characters were all well thought out, even the villains weren't one dimensional. Now the spoilers:
1.
When we thought Nell died I actually cried. Hadn't even met the character it was just that good

2.
I can't pick a favorite character. I really liked Eleni. She was mean but she was doing what she could to protect everyone.

3.
When she understood the evil dude?? Top tier. I do think the ending where she asked about empathy implies that she wasn't like him the way she initially feared, which she had figured out by that point


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betweentheshelves's review against another edition

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

3.0

I liked the premise of this book, but I had a hard time getting into it for some reason. I don't know if I just didn't connect with the characters or if it felt like there was just too much going on overall. It didn't hook me like other post-apocalyptic or fantasy books do.

I did like the cover, though! And the magic system was unique and interesting. But other than that, it wasn't necessarily a stand out read for me.
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chris_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional lighthearted tense fast-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

4.5

This was much better than I was expecting. Great character development and action with creative worldbuilding. I would recommend this to fans of Alexandra Bracken, Maggie Stiefvater and Victoria Schwab. 
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