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

I liked this a little less than the first story. It was good but too many red herrings for me personally. However the story was still amazingly written and planned by Christie! 
adventurous mysterious relaxing 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: N/A

Love this these three novellas about Dunk and Egg! A sneaky peak to the times between 'Fire and Blood' and 'TSOIAF' as usual, great storytelling and world building by GRRM.
mysterious relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Amazing story! Not just one mystery but two! I really enjoyed the frame narrative and the story build up. I was so hooked into the story and never wanted it to end. The best book I read this year!
adventurous dark emotional relaxing sad tense 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: No

GRRM's writing is just the best! It was super easy to get lost into the story despite the size of the book. And I love the character building and each character's POV chapter sounding so different as if the characters actually were telling the story. And it was amazing the most amazing dialogues were delivered by the secondary characters like Varys and Maester Aemon. The storytelling aspect and the world building is top-notch! 
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: No

I watched Poirot TV show and absolutely loved all the stories. I vaguely remember the stories, including this it was amazing to read and find out who the real killer was. And as now I am trying to write detective stories myself, these stories are great inspirational work. Amazing twists created by Christie. 
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This story is filled with intriguing plot twists and mystery, though I found myself predicting much of it, which led me to lower my rating slightly. From the beginning, I had an instant connection with Nina, while I found Millie’s character frustrating,
especially her home-wrecking tendencies. It was gratifying when her illusions were shattered, bringing her back to reality—a satisfying moment I had anticipated
Despite the predictability, the story flowed effortlessly, keeping me engaged and eager to read more. Overall, it's a well-crafted and enjoyable read.



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

Not the Murakami's finest story. It still captures the absurdity of storytelling He uses with the plot and the characters. I did struggle to keep up with the story and the themes, which I believe is change and nostalgia in my own interpretation of it. 

The Dead Man in the Garden

Marthe Jocelyn

DID NOT FINISH: 24%

Unlike the previous ones, it got a bit boring 
informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Not the best. Murakami is best with his fiction. There were great advice, but mostly things unfortunately didn't interest me much. Not a page turner as I expected. May be the fact I have already read the memoir before, made me feel like the same thing was being read.