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The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

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adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

4.25

Morgen und Abend by Jon Fosse

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

2.5

Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb

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adventurous challenging emotional slow-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

3.75

I saw that many people complain that the story is meandering so much, which I did not mind so much. The narrator was doing quite a good job and I just wanted to listen more and more to him. However I felt that the end was to rushed and not developed enough. Will be giving it a go with the sequel for sure.

The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan

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adventurous 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? N/A

3.0

I felt like this whole series was very slow during the middle part with lots of things happening that hindered the protagonists to get to their goal. At some points I kind of forgot which side quests were just on. And then suddenly a very anticlimatic and rushed end imo. Still the humor and worldbuilding of Riordan is really amazing to me.

I am happy to see some kind of queer representation here, but they never even mentioned the words „queer“, „bi“ or „gay“. It felt a bit too safe, like something that a conservative person might be able to „overlook“. Let‘s be honest I would expect more from. a buch of greek demigods.

Im Grunde gut by Rutger Bregman

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informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

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dark reflective sad tense slow-paced