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Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson
3.25
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

My feelings for this book are decidedly mixed. On the one hand, I love the chatty first person writing style (which somewhat reminded me of Rick Riordan's novels), and there were numerous times when I laughed out loud at the witty comments and meta asides. On the other hand, for some reason I just did not connect emotionally with the plot or the majority of the characters; and weirdly for a Sanderson book, the worldbuilding felt underdeveloped and uninteresting. I appreciate that as an adult I am not part of the target audience, but for myself I was disappointed.