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Bent Heavens by Daniel Kraus

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captainladyv's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The twist of this book had me shook. I thought I knew what was going on until the big reveal occurred. The pace throughout the book was very constant until the last hour and a half of the audiobook and then it was a rollercoaster downhill in the absolute best way. 10/10 absolutely recommend

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samilly's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced

Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

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trippyotter's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

OH. MY. The ending?! It'd make Stephen King proud.

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taliatalksbooks's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

Bent Heavens by Daniel Kraus wasn’t what I was expecting, but it definitely kept me entertained from cover to cover. I loved the concept, and the setting, however, the plot took a bit of suspension of disbelief for me. With fiction this is often the case, but in a more realistic fiction (just meaning a story that seems to take place in the real world) novel, this was a little bit harder. I thought that the characters were interesting, though a little one note in some aspects. This book has been in my TBR pretty much since it was released, so I was really excited to read it, and from an entertainment viewpoint, it did not disappoint. I thought it was pretty fast-paced and kept moving throughout to keep the reader interested, but not going too much away at the same time. This book will keep you on the edge of your seat and is perfect for a suspense, thriller, and sci-fi lover.

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royalraspberry's review against another edition

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dark sad 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? Yes

2.0

Maybe I'm not the audience for this. But I don't want Saw but it's an Alien in my sci-fi. This isn't a horror, which is why I picked it up, and then combined with the absolutely unlikeable characters I just can't deal with it.

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ninanesseth's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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kritika's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Not a bad book but not at all for me! This book was not what I signed up for at all, and the ending seemed like it wanted to pile on traumatic thing on top of traumatic thing until it all seemed meaningless and needlessly dark for the sake of shock value. The whole point of the book is that humans are monsters and will use any excuse to justify their terrible actions, but in the end when someone finally tries to do something right, it backfires and causes more pain.

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