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Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield

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

4.0

The thing about losing someone isn’t the loss but the absence of afterward.

I used to think there was such a thing as emptiness, that there were places in the world one could go and be alone. This, I think, is still true, but the error in my reasoning was to assume that alone was somewhere you could go, rather than somewhere you had to be left.

I want to explain her in a way that would make you love her, but the problem with this is that loving is something we all do alone and through different sets of eyes.

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The It Girl by Ruth Ware

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mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

this was better than I expected. Even though I guessed the murderer 60% in, it didn't take away any of my enjoyment at all. The motive was pretty well done and had a good set up but was a bit stupid ngl.

The elephant in the room: the characters suck. And yes yes, I am aware that is the whole point- especially with Alice- HOWEVER the only two characters that didn't make me want to strangle them for being stupid were Ryan and Emelie.
The POV character- Hannah- made the stupidest choices that put her AND the baby in danger. Her whininess was somewhat reasonable, but how tf does one go around doing dangerous things and complain about the wellbeing of her baby just to do it anyway??? And don't even get me started with Will... Hannah and his relationship were borderline abusive,

it confuses me how we were supposed to look over him CHASING after Hannah when she confronted him about him possibly being the killer

????

tl;dr: good read, even if it's a bit too long. Only recommend if you can stand insufferable characters and stupid ass college drama

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Edgedancer by Brandon Sanderson

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adventurous funny hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

Very cute and short.

My biggest criticism of Sanderson's work in general is his particular way of writing dialogue. Especially his humour can be very off putting and sometimes distract from the issues at hand. While I don't particularly like nor dislike his humour it seems out of place and or character more often than not.
That being said, it was a pleasant surprise for me to actually enjoy the majority of corny/ lighthearted conversations and thought processes.
As, in my opinion, his humorous writing of speech works best with young characters like Lift and it felt very fitting in this book.

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