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twotoes

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

I would describe this as a middle of the road book except the child pov portions are bad. 
dark emotional sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A straightforward crime thriller that doesn't let up. 
adventurous dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book needs an editor. The errors took me out of the story regularly. The author refers to one of the characters as "his cousin" (even when the "his" isn't involved) so many times it becomes laughable.

But the story isn't horrible. There is one major flaw in the plot that made me want to quit reading but sticking it out was probably the right choice. I wouldn't say there is anything here that stood out to me as exceptional but it is solid. 
challenging dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No

Oppression seems to be very time consuming. 

Malpertuis

Jean Ray

DID NOT FINISH: 11%

Just not my cup of tea
dark funny sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I held off on listening to this because I wasn't a fan of the movie when I saw it years ago. But that was a mistake. This is amazing. It is much funnier than I was expecting although it is extremely dark. The only (extremely) minor issues I had was "wise blood" being used in the text and her using the word cadaverous twice (it is a great word but once per novel is enough - it loses its effectiveness with multiple uses). Bronson Pinchot did an incredible job with the audio.