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lokes

Maria Stuart

Friedrich Schiller, Wilhelm Große

2.75

medium-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

After Sappho

Selby Wynn Schwartz

4.5

emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Sea of Monsters

Rick Riordan

3.25

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Lightning Thief

Rick Riordan

3.5

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-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

The Shadow Cabinet

Juno Dawson

3.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Her Majesty's Royal Coven

Juno Dawson

4.25

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Burning God

R.F. Kuang

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Dragon Republic

R.F. Kuang

3.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

3.75

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I expected quite a few unhinged things going into this read but wow, what a ride - I have no clue what to think of this, and while I enjoyed reading it and really liked parts of it, I’m not entirely sure if I can really call this a good book.
I just need to comprehend everything that happened first and there is a lot to unpack

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