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The Midnight Star by Marie Lu

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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

1.0

Why did they put 3 books worth of (attempted) world-building into the last third of the final book in the series? Random info about gods that were very central to the plot being suddenly explained as they make crazy deus ex machina scenarios. This seemed like they wanted to change the ending of the book to make it seem like the main character was a good person the whole time when she was actually evil, which was the whole point of the book. Absolutely horrible character development that was unrealistic and made no sense. Horribly written series with many plot holes. In the second half of the novel, Adelina's choices made absolutely zero sense with her previous characterization, and it was a complete nonsensical mess.

Children of the Sea, Vol. 1 by Daisuke Igarashi

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adventurous relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez

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dark slow-paced

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

3.75

Very slow start, but the writing towards the end of the novel was very gripping

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The Rose Society by Marie Lu

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tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

The Young Elites by Marie Lu

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adventurous tense 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

1.5

The character development, world building, and writing of this book are all horrible, yet somehow just based on the concept I'm enjoying reading it

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Solanin by Inio Asano

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hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

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adventurous challenging emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Refusing Compulsory Sexuality: A Black Asexual Lens on Our Sex-Obsessed Culture by Sherronda J. Brown

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challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

I literally read the entire second half of this book in less than 2 hours because somehow the Regency drama had be on the edge of my seat

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They Were Here Before Us by Eric LaRocca

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dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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