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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Last week I read The Favorites by Layne Fargo and WOW!!! I am absolutely floored. This book has everything I love: a gripping plot, layered character arcs, the intensity of sport, and an interview style format that made the whole story feel like I was piecing together the truth alongside the interviewer.
Katherine Shaw is brilliant, ambitious, and calculated, always balancing the polished image she projects with the darker truths simmering beneath. Heath Rocha, on the other hand, is charismatic and hungry, the kind of character you can’t help but watch closely because you know ambition that sharp always cuts deep. Together connection crackled off the page. I couldn’t wait to see who would come out on top and what they’d sacrifice along the way.
The details Fargo poured into this, the way the world of competition is shown through obsession, betrayal, and loyalty tested under pressure it pulled me in completely. And this format? Interview style narration? I was hooked. It added tension, intimacy, and immediacy in a way that made me feel like I was right there, listening to secrets spill.
Katherine Shaw is brilliant, ambitious, and calculated, always balancing the polished image she projects with the darker truths simmering beneath. Heath Rocha, on the other hand, is charismatic and hungry, the kind of character you can’t help but watch closely because you know ambition that sharp always cuts deep. Together connection crackled off the page. I couldn’t wait to see who would come out on top and what they’d sacrifice along the way.
The details Fargo poured into this, the way the world of competition is shown through obsession, betrayal, and loyalty tested under pressure it pulled me in completely. And this format? Interview style narration? I was hooked. It added tension, intimacy, and immediacy in a way that made me feel like I was right there, listening to secrets spill.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Abandonment
Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail
emotional
tense
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
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
tense
fast-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:
Complicated
I absolutely loved this. A light wuthering heights - plus figure skating!!
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was really juicy and I loved the style of the story; documentary style.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content