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Þernan by Nita Prose

363 reviews

funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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dark emotional funny mysterious sad fast-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

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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adventurous funny hopeful mysterious 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: No

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dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

3.5 ⭐️ Quirky, mysterious, and I enjoyed the writing style

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emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot

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tense fast-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

Quick and easy read

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mysterious 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

It wasn't bad, just not as twisty or fast paced as I hoped it'd be. I did find some of the characters to be pretty likable. It's a pretty good book just not exactly what I was expecting.

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

Hmmm. This book didn’t really work for me.
First - the main character of Molly. I think we are supposed to assume that she
is on the autism spectrum, and as someone who isn’t on the spectrum myself I cannot speak to whether or not she was depicted in a respectful and/or accurate way
but I did feel like she was written as a caricature of assumptions regarding who she “should be” rather than a complex and fully fleshed out person. There were things she did and said that didn’t exactly square with how you’d think the character would react.
Second, I didn’t find the twists in the plot (especially since it was supposed to be a murder mystery) as very compelling or believable. You sorta see things coming a million miles away. The book was semi frustrating in that regard, but was a quick and easy read for someone who just wants something they can pick up and speed through in a matter of days (or honestly, hours). I didn’t have major qualms with this book but I’m also not sure I’d go out of my way to recommend it to others, either. 

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