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Hide by Kiersten White
3.5
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I think the third person omniscient perspective was handled really well and made the story more unique than a more typical first person version might have been.

Downsides:
I don’t think the author is great at writing male characters, but the men are mostly sidelined for the female protagonists so it didn’t hold back the story too much.
And, the moral you’re left with at the end didn’t ring true for me personally.

All in all, the concept is fun and just the sort of read I was in the mood for.