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The Dead Take the A Train by Cassandra Khaw, Richard Kadrey

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dark funny 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

4.0

The romance is what brought down this rating for me. It felt YA and immature at times, and it interrupted the flow of the narrative.
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

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challenging tense 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? No

3.0

Very nearly 2-star range, but I am willing to see if it's true that this series can't be judged on book 1 alone... 
The Pale House Devil by Richard Kadrey

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dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

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

5.0

Heartless by Elsie Silver

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medium-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

0.25

The misogyny, the terrible parenting, the storyline of a classically awful ex getting pregnant to "trap" the man that every woman wants to bone, the threat of oral r*ape as a lead into intercourse.  Wtf.

Here's a video explaining why this series is the worst: https://youtu.be/Kn2QtgKJUfc 
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Flawless by Elsie Silver

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medium-paced

0.25

Here's a video explaining why this series is the worst: https://youtu.be/Kn2QtgKJUfc 
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The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton

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

3.0

The Maid by Nita Prose

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funny mysterious relaxing 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? No

4.0

The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas

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adventurous funny hopeful tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

The Wickwire Watch by Jacquelyn Hagen

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adventurous dark funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.25