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Opal Deception

Eoin Colfer

4.0

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Bitterthorn

Kat Dunn

3.75

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Doppler

Erlend Loe

3.25

funny inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Anatomy: A Love Story

Dana Schwartz

5.0

dark emotional informative mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I enjoyed the story so much that I wish the book was longer and not as fast paced as it is. While I think the ending might be controversial, I'm happy to say I liked it a lot.

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Curse of the Night Witch

Alex Aster

4.25

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Das ist der mit Abstand fieseste Cliffhanger, den ich kenne.

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The Arctic Incident

Eoin Colfer

4.25

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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

A Hundred Hours of Night

Anna Woltz

4.75

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Von der Dunkelheit geliebt

Elly Blake

2.0

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Der Plot war interessanter als die Vorgängerteile, hat sich aber teilweise seeehr zäh gezogen. An den Stellen hätte ich mir bessere/mehr Charakterentwicklung gewünscht, speziell bei den beiden Hauptcharakteren. Das Worldbuilding hat mich absolut überzeugt, über alle drei Bände hat es sich logisch und stimmig angefühlt. Die Unterteilung in Frost- und Fire-Bloods ist dabei eine magisch abstrakte Interpretation von Rassismus, die sehr gut gelungen ist. Ich hätte es allerdings gut geheißen, wenn auch Charaktere ohne eine Gabe mehr zum Vorschein gekommen wäre. Allgemein wirkte es (besonders zum Ende der Reihe) so, als wären die einzelnen Charaktere mehr wert, je stärker ausgeprägt ihre Gabe ist / je

mehr Gaben sie haben

. Was mich am meisten gestört hat, sind Hauptcharakter Ruby und ihr Love Interest Arcus: Die Chemie zwischen ihnen bestand meiner Meinung nach zum Großteil aus rein körperlicher Anziehung und schnulzigen Liebeserklärungen, immer wieder getrübt von Streit und Misstrauen. Es wirkt nicht so, als würden die beiden sich, abgesehen von romantischen Interessen, überhaupt mögen...

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Boy, Everywhere

A.M. Dassu

3.25

adventurous challenging emotional informative 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

"Boy, Everywhere" is an interesting story about a young boy from Damascus, who has to leave Syria with his family due to the civil war. The first part of the book is about

them travelling from Syria to England

, the second part is about

them settling there

. Everything is written from the perspective of 13 year old Sami, including descriptions of the journey and his thoughts about it.

For me the book was a perfect introduction to books about the war in Syria on the one hand and an emotional and heartwarming story on the other hand.

What I didn't quite get were some of the character's actions/motives. For example

how racist the majority of kids at the 'multi-ethnic' school were

how Samis parents often seemed to lack empathy for him in comparison to his sister. He is still a child, and they blame him for asking questions, making friends and acting human

.

Aside from that, I had a good time reading and can recommend the book to anyone interested in Syria or looking for an heartwarming story about a family escaping war.

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Kleider machen Leute

Gottfried Keller

0.75

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