chelseareads's Reviews (449)

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

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Les Cités obscures : Livre 1

Benoît Peeters, François Schuiten

DID NOT FINISH: 26%

Will probably pick this up again later.
informative slow-paced

Most of the information was out of date, but I enjoyed reading through the natural aquarium models created for the book.
adventurous funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
adventurous lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

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adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I wouldn't have finished it if it hadn't been read by Ian Mckellan. He was a wonderful narrator.
adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Not as great as the first one (more predictable, more preachy, less novel), but it's a relatively quick read. I did care about the characters and the plot.