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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
dark
funny
reflective
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:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Transphobia
slow-paced
This is hands down the worst book I have ever read in my life. I've never come so close to DNFing a book like I have with this complete and utter waste of trees. The premise was immaculate and the execution was messier than a toddler who's been left unsupervised for 6 minutes. The plot was like wading through treacle and only got going after suffering through the first 400 pages. If it had been marketed as a comedy thriller I might have loathed it slightly less but that wouldn't have made any of the characters any more interesting or believable. We're supposed to understand that these people are revered and respected in their fields when in reality they couldn't pour water out of a boot if the instructions were on the heel. None of them can even make up for how truly dull, unoriginal, insufferable and exasperating that daft git of a teenager is. The classic case of the over indulged, self absorbed, arrogant angsty teenager who thinks he knows more than the grown ups but really he just needs to be punched in the gums a few times. This book has no redeeming qualities and if anyone ever recommends it to you, know that they have no taste in literature or they just hate you.
adventurous
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This isn't a good one-chapter-before-bed book, there are a lot of characters and the perspective shifts every chapter. That said, it's very clever, ties together well, and I enjoyed it.