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2.75
funny mysterious medium-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

The first 40% of this book was really fun and despite hating every single character, I wanted to keep reading. But I felt it very quickly starts to drag and lowkey feels like the author had to meet a word count. 

The plot was simple enough until it felt like a complete mess with too many moving parts involving side characters with no real purpose. Had it been kept more simple I feel that the writing style (breaking the fourth wall) would have been better appreciated. Just ended up feeling a little too pretentious and full of itself in an attempt to really one up the reader. 

Anyway, I will definitely be watching the HBO adaptation and I think I will give this author another chance but overall just felt somewhat disappointing. Too cheeky for its own good.