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The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak

mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

2.0

I received a physical ARC of this book for free via Goodreads giveaway. This has not impacted my final rating or review. Final contents may be subject to change in final publication.

I found this to be kind of a meh thriller. I actually don't think it would have been a thriller if

Frank wasn't wearing such rose colored glasses about Margaret. She was very, very obviously bad news bears

. I think I started calling it around page 160 or something.
I found the character backstories interesting, but wasn't overly invested in Frank as a narrator.

Overall, very readable, but not one I think I'll return to.

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English as She Is Spoke by Jose De Fonseca

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funny informative

"This room is filled of bugs" is how I feel like I sound like every time I attempt to use conversational French 😀

The Seven Visitations of Sydney Burgess by Andy Marino

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challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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The Haunting of Rookward House by Darcy Coates

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dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

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Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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It by Stephen King

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adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

This book is actually immensely sad and I need to lie down for a while. It also could have been shorter and less racist and antisemitic. But it was immensely compelling - there was absolutely no point where I considered putting it down.
I had a really excellent time comparing the overlap of Dark Tower and IT, thinking about all the Easter eggs and crossovers that I've already read about or seen in King books and adaptations. My favorite part of this experience was honestly slotting in a new piece of the SK puzzle.

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