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The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Wrath by Daniel Kraus, Sharon Moalem

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 32%.

Honestly, I was 3 and a half hours into this book and I was starting to feel like I had been a little.misled by the synopsis. Granted I still had a good chunk to get through so perhaps I ended it prematurely. I just got bored. I wanted to follow the rat that escapes from the lab who was.going to make me contemplate how I am with animals and humanity and how we can be better, etc. and instead I felt like I was being forced to listen to these human scientists, who I didn't really care for, and their back stories. They were hard to root for in my opinion. I'm starting to realize I think I don't care for Daniel Kraus because he either is the sole author or he co wrote it, I can't remember but I must not vibe with him very well. I just got bored.

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Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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challenging dark mysterious sad 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? No

4.0

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The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

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dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.0

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Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

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dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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The Root Witch by Debra Castaneda

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton

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adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Death Around the Bend by T.E. Kinsey

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Falling by T.J. Newman

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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