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163 reviews

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

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adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.25

The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

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emotional sad 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? No

4.5

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

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adventurous 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? Yes

3.75

It’s such a fun ride. I really enjoyed it.

Pros:
-Likeable characters
-Fun bad guys
-Unique fantasy plot 
-Dragons!
-inclusivity
-well paced 

Cons:
-author attempts to be clever in  world building delivery, but it just ends up being an info dump distracting from tense scenes

-contemporary writing in a fantasy setting can take a bit to adjust to, but once you do it’ll only occasionally shock you

-I knew exactly where the love story was going beat for beat, and even guessed the twist, but the plot itself was so fun I didn’t care

The People We Keep by Allison Larkin

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emotional hopeful sad 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

I sobbed. But I was happy about it.
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

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emotional hopeful sad 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? Yes

2.5

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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adventurous emotional mysterious 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? N/A

3.75

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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account Of The Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer

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adventurous dark informative tense fast-paced

5.0

State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

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emotional mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

There are some pacing issues. The action happens in short bursts separated by long dry stretches of scientific data and also nothing. The ethical quandaries raised are interesting, but it’s hard to really connect with them when so many of the characters are deeply unlikeable. 
Small Game by Blair Braverman

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adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

The foreshadowing and tension was done so well in the beginning, and I liked the characters enough that I ripped through the book quite quickly. But if you want a resolution to your thrillers beware. You’ll find absolutely no closure here. *SEMI SPOILER* After 300+ pages, the plot wraps up in just one paragraph with no answers at all. 
The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson

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adventurous tense medium-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

4.75