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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
medium-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
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug use, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking
Minor: Death, Drug abuse, Infertility, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, War, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A description of the modern world and its perils
challenging
dark
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Tried so hard to persevere with this book but having reached the halfway point I just couldn’t muster any enthusiasm to plough on. I found it slow, dull and kept losing track of all the characters
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
From north London and recognised a lot of the details etc - but god it was drawn out. Didn’t care enough about the inevitable downfall of the upper class characters. And some of the rude boy stereotypes were a stretch. Listened to the audio, not sure I would have made it through the text.
funny
reflective
sad
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
A fantastic modern epic with that satisfying slow start as you accumulate characters and relationships, and a satisfying ending as stories and tensions resolve. Mostly, though, I love a book like this for the middle, when you can just spend time with a set of people and places that you know, and enjoy and are curious about. I wish I had ten novels like this to read every year.