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The Cloisters

Katy Hays

3.0

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

An entertaining, original story, but ultimately poorly paced, unbelievably developed, and it’s characters’ decisions underdeveloped.

Young Mungo

Douglas Stuart

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The Latinist

Mark Prins

4.25

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Gideon the Ninth

Tamsyn Muir

4.5

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

White Teeth

Zadie Smith

1.0

dark funny reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Babel

R.F. Kuang

3.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

4.5

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Great Expectations

Charles Dickens

4.5

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Appeal

Janice Hallett

3.5

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Unlike anything I’ve ever read! Composed entirely of “primary source” documents entered into a court case: emails, voicemails, posters, announcements. The tail end of the book comprises two amateur lawyers trying to decode everything they’ve read and decide upon suspects, motives, and payoffs. This book keeps you guessing until the very last page, and is indeed “wholly original.” I just think I don’t like murder mysteries/crime dramas/whodunnits, hence the low-ish rating.

The Storm of Echoes

Christelle Dabos

3.75

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Thorn staying behind is killing me

Good crazy? Or bad crazy? Only time will tell

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