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Unhallowed Halls

Lili Wilkinson

3.5

emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

Andrew Joseph White

5.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Soft DNF. The premise and characters are very intriguing but unfortunately there were way too many POV’s. It made understanding the plot difficult and at 220 pages I still have no idea what is going on and who half the characters are that we get POV’s from.

Blood Over Bright Haven

M.L. Wang

3.5

dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I found this book to be a little heavy on the telling instead of showing, especially towards the end of the book. I found it completely unnecessary as you could infer most of what the author was telling through the world-building and character interactions. It felt like the story was dumbed down to make sure the reader entirely understood everything the author wanted to say without having to critically engage with the story.
Aside from that, I loved the concept of the story and (most of) the characters. I would recommend it to people looking for a dystopian/fantasy new adult read with very minimal romance.