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adventurous emotional lighthearted 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 funny lighthearted mysterious 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

Really loved the art style but I think the multitude of characters/plot lines really weighed everything down. There are so many mini arcs going on at the same time that it's difficult to even follow what the main plot is going on half the time. 

I can see how this would be easier to follow through various Webtoon updates, but as a single comic volume, it's a little too weighty and I wish it had been broken up a little better. I think there's an interesting storyline here, but I don't want to be bogged down by six other ones.

I'm currently reading the author's other comic, Marionetta, and I feel like that one has the right amount of polish and consistency for me, so I don't think I'll be continuing this specific series.
funny lighthearted medium-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

Cute nerdy romance between theatre and gamer geeks. Having been a part of both worlds, there were definitely some relatable circumstances. Very speedy read and there's a good balance between progression and character development. A must for those that love to get caught in a bad fauxmance.
adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

I've seen maybe the first episode of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, so I at least went into this book with some basic context. I was drawn to it mainly because of Sarah Rees Brennan since In Other Lands is a favorite book of mine and her writing style does make a fast paced, very character centric story more engaging. The plot itself is a bit slow, as the character dynamics and insights take up a big chunk of page length. I think this book might go over better with fans of the show, as it gives some deeper characterization to side characters, than get people interested in the world. 


adventurous lighthearted 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

Loved that the author was adamant in making this follow up an extension of the first story rather than a retread. Squire gets a lesson in humility, learning that it's not only the brawny ones that are susceptible to boasting.

Don't Call the Wolf

Aleksandra Ross

DID NOT FINISH: 78%

I just slowly lost interest the longer I went on with this book. Sure, it was nice to see a story based on Polish folklore, but there was nothing really that engrossed me or made the characters that memorable. I'm usually a quick reader so if a book is taking me two months to read, it's clear that I really don't intend on finishing it.
adventurous emotional mysterious medium-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 Witcher comparisons are incredibly on point here, but not in a disparaging way. I liked the world building, which was not incredibly cryptic or overly complicated. There were moments that dragged a little more than others, which became a bit of an issue since I was reading this for a short reading challenge, but I made it through.

I will agree that the romance felt somewhat out of nowhere. Kissen didn't really seem like the sort of character to have an impromptu tryst while trying to protect a charge,
though I am glad she chose to live more for Inara's sake than wanting to come back for Eno.
 
emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Read this for a work reading challenge and I don't think I was in the right mindset for a cutesy animal story. It's sweet for younger kids but the wolf enthusiast in me couldn't help but think "well wolves have to eat too."
adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring medium-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

An impactful, informative anthology that was a great introduction for me as an American reader to the history of indigenous peoples in Canada. There was a variety of styles that were all engrossing in their own ways, though the presentation of "Rosie" was probably my favorite.