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Very Bad People by Kit Frick
Did not finish book. Stopped at 44%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 44%.
I'm crushed, to be quite honest. This was one of my most anticipated reads of the year, and as I'd liked Kit Frick's previous release, I was sure I'd like this one too.
That was not the case, unfortunately. This book failed to capture my attention throughout my reading of it. The pacing was awfully slow, and it made it difficult to want to follow the story when it felt like we were glacially passing along and blurring fillers. Along with this, I felt like Calliope's character was extremely flat. There wasn't anything special to her, nothing there that felt like a developing character. Instead, I feel like she was more-so a stand-in to see the side characters and the movements they made to attempt to move the plot along.
Overall, I'm severely disappointed. I got 141 pages into this book before deciding I couldn't continue further. While I do hope to read Frick's future books, I'm hoping they won't follow this one's pathway.
That was not the case, unfortunately. This book failed to capture my attention throughout my reading of it. The pacing was awfully slow, and it made it difficult to want to follow the story when it felt like we were glacially passing along and blurring fillers. Along with this, I felt like Calliope's character was extremely flat. There wasn't anything special to her, nothing there that felt like a developing character. Instead, I feel like she was more-so a stand-in to see the side characters and the movements they made to attempt to move the plot along.
Overall, I'm severely disappointed. I got 141 pages into this book before deciding I couldn't continue further. While I do hope to read Frick's future books, I'm hoping they won't follow this one's pathway.
Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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? It's complicated
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
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? It's complicated
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
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? It's complicated
Wendy, Darling by A.C. Wise
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
slow-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? It's complicated