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DNFd at 70%. This was not a bad book, but it didn't hold my attention and I was never excited to pick it back up. I have way too many books on my TBR to keep reading books I'm not fully enjoying.

This might have been doomed by the audio book, or it really fell off. But it was totally interesting and immersive, with secret water passages under Africa, but then I just got lost with all the do or don't they mutiny bit. I would probably check it out again in the future.
adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous informative inspiring mysterious tense fast-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
adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious sad medium-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 informative reflective medium-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 challenging inspiring reflective tense slow-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

Unsurprisingly, the real deal is more nuanced than the Great Illustrated Classics version. 3.5 stars.
slow-paced
adventurous informative inspiring mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No