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1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

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

4.5

Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop

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

4.0

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Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop

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

3.0

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Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop

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mysterious slow-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

4.0

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Written in Red by Anne Bishop

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mysterious slow-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

4.0

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Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

I am definitely in the camp of readers that enjoyed the second book more. For some reason I was not able  to connect in any way to the characters in the " 6 of crows". This time I found myself liking most of them and rooting for them to succeed.  

The plot itself was good. I liked thinking the plan was going one way and then being completely turned around . 

Over all a really fun read. 
Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Definitely a more enjoyable reading experience.  Although for the majority of the book the only likable character ( for me )was missing, it was still a huge improvement from the previous one. 

In fact I am now thinking of reading " The King of scars " as I hope it will be written in a similar was as this last book in the trilogy. 
Northern Lights: Bolvangar by Philip Pullman

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-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

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I known that this book is YA so I am definitely not the target audience, however,  there are a lot of YA books that I enjoy reading, this was not one of them. 

I found nearly all the characters annoying. The plot itself is interesting as is the world Leigh Bardugo built, but having only Alina's POV really limited the way I could emers myself in the story. She is very superficial and seams easily manipulated. 

I fully agree with all the reviews of the Netflix serie. It is definitely an upgrade from the book.