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lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This was a very stupid book. None of the characters were likeable. and really Noel/Leon would have been better off not found. I think it was meant to be funny, but I didn't find it so.
adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A bit slow to get going, but thoroughly enjoyable once it did. Zorro is mostly likeable character, and his adventures are amazing and rather fun.
emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A fun, if slightly unbelievable, romance.
emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I love these characters so much! The events are improbable and incredible, but somehow this is totally believable. They react as real people would, though I'm not sure real people would ever make some of their choices! Funny and clever, and sad in places too,
funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

Fascinating, irreverent and slightly weird in places. I learnt "fun facts" about animals I'd heard of and others I hadn't.
informative fast-paced

Interesting and informative, but a bit dry and lacking in pace.
challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The protagonist of this story is very unlikeable, but I was still keen to follow  her story and to find out what happened to her. Some of her choices were so bad that she (almost) deserved the bad things that happened to her. Not exactly an enjoyable read, but a book I'm glad to have read.
emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I've read this book numerous times and I enjoy the plot and the characters BUT...

There is so much racism and misogyny in this book, and i don't think it can all be justified by saying it was "of it's time". The racism maybe at a stretch, but the degree of misogyny here is dreadful.

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emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

i waited a long time to get hold of this book, and when I finally did, I felt it was worth the wait. A clever series of interlinked short stories centred around the impact of one book. Beautifully written sympathetic characters. I enjoyed finding the Easter eggs hidden between the stories.
challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Always one of my favourite campion mysteries.