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adventurous mysterious fast-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: No

Ghosts on the Underground lead to Peter Grant and his colleagues investigating a very modern crime. Great characters as usual; a more forgettable storyline than some.
dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Multiple timelines with stories centred on the same house and piece of land. I liked some better than others, and some felt a bit long. Overall, enthralling and enjoyable, but I was unsure about the ending.
adventurous emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-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
adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Another diversion from the main Rivers of London story with FBI Agent Kimberley Reynolds taking centre stage. She has her own distinctive voice, and it's good to see this magical universe from a non-magical person's point of view. Great story.
adventurous challenging dark emotional 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 say I don't read fantasy, but books like this are the reason I make exceptions to that. Great characters that you can get behind, even when they make dubious choices; politics; adventure; perilous journeys; families and chosen families; romance ( a lot of it sapphic) - and dragons! Sweeping dramatic storyline with multiple points of view. Epic in all senses of the word.
funny lighthearted fast-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

An interesting mix of stories from different points in the overall story. Enjoyable, but I didn't enjoy it as much as the longer stories.
emotional informative reflective slow-paced

Paris and food- what's not to like? Great food descriptions and also an interesting personal story. And recipes - I love a book with recipes, even if I never make them.
emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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: Yes

thoroughly enjoyable re-read. The heroine was precocious, but not annoying. The story was compelling, and the characters interesting and mostly sympathetic.
adventurous funny mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Fairly interesting mystery, but the precocious child heroine irritated me. Parts were frankly unbelievable.
adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective 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: Yes

Believable and engaging space opera. Great characters, and a lot more gritty and realistic than a lot of sci fi.