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The Takedown by Lily Chu

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challenging fast-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

The Measure by Nikki Erlick

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dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

The Outsider by Stephen King

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dark mysterious fast-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? No

4.5

A Queen This Fierce and Deadly by Stacia Stark

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 90%.

You, as a reader, should never get to the point of not caring about the FMC and the MMC. I was over them.

Pace was slow. Got bored even during the POVs I genuinely care about. Disappointing end since it became such a drag that I don't want to finish.

The Last Dragon King by Leia Stone

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adventurous fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.5

This book was odd. The start had good pacing (first 50ish pages). Despite the pacing of the first portion being good, I cannot say it to be true throughout the rest of it.

The book also suffered heavily from "not like other girls" toxicity that remains throughoit the book. I was hoping we would see character growth of Arwen accepting that feminine traits and likes aren't bad/negative, but we don't.

The reader doesn't see much relationship building between any of the characters so you're not invested in any of them. Not even the FMC and MMC/love interest.

The lack of character development and the reader seeing the relationships happen and grow cheapens the emotional impact when those characters die. We're told how sweet this one character is for her to be besties with Arwen to die in the same chapter. Okay. Like. I'm so sad? Not.

Lord of the Fading Lands by C.L. Wilson

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adventurous slow-paced