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The Fact Checker by Austin Kelley
1.75
funny mysterious 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

This book starts out really fun and captivating. The writing reads like being inside the main character's head and it's easy to follow. There are random bits of information woven into the story that overall fits the vibe of him being a fact checker. I think Austin Kelley did a good job of setting up an interesting premise and, despite the Sylvia being a "manic pixie dream girl" type, I wanted to keep reading. However as soon as Sylvia disappears the story just falls apart. There's so much running around and yet no questions are ever answered and it really makes you question how this guy has kept his job as a fact checker for as long as he has. After a while the random bits of information also start to get annoying and I was left wishing the story would have gone in a different direction. Things wrap up in the last 50ish pages and it just all felt like a last minute attempt to tidy everything up.

There's also a weird unnecessary scene involving a lamb in the middle of this book that I just fail to see what it added at all to this story? I think the charm of this book wore off 50% in and it was hard to gain back. Overall sadly disappointed but happy it didn't take long to read.