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165 reviews

You've Been Played: How Corporations, Governments, and Schools Use Games to Control Us All by Adrian Hon

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informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

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informative slow-paced

3.75

Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson

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funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Escape Room by L.D. Smithson

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

4.0

Very captivating but fell short of its potential
Conclave by Robert Harris

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dark mysterious tense 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

5.0

The Trunk by Kim Ryeo-ryeong

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dark reflective 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

3.25

I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue

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emotional funny 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

5.0

This book made me laughed and cried out loud, and made me realised I truly have never had an original experience in my life (bar the admin access to my coworkers’ emails)
We Solve Murders by Richard Osman

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

4.0

I don't know if Richard Osman will make this book a series or not, but if yes I can already see it being as successful as The Thursday Murder Club. It explored the topic of familial love and grief both elegantly and lightheartedly through the unusually close relationship between a pair of father and daughter in law.

Oh how I hope that this will be a series!
The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown

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

3.5

Very cliche but engaging read
The Chilling by Riley James

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

3.5

Very surprising to find out from the other reviews that this is the author's first novel. I'll be eager to read her following ones. 

It was an engaging read from start to finish, but being familiar with this genre, I was expecting a bit more in terms of plot and reveal. The cabin fever effect of the characters being locked in Antartica would be a great avenue to go down to, but unfortunately it seems underdeveloped for me (and explained in the end in a very convenient way).