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Havoc

Christopher Bollen

3.58 AVERAGE

dark mysterious 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

The strangest book
adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
adventurous dark emotional sad tense 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: Yes
dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Fantastic! 

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medium-paced
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark slow-paced
challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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: Yes
mysterious medium-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: Yes

Whoa, so this is not at all what I was expecting. I really thought this was going to be some kind of supernatural, demigod pranksters who enjoy meddling in peoples' lives. I may have misunderstood because this showed up near my usual recommendations of sci-fi/fantasy/horror. Despite that, this was a very good story, more of a thriller with an unreliable 80 year old narrator. (Also, the voice actor narrator was very good.)

Starts off pretty slow for quite a while. A lot of buildup and development of all of the players, but still a well written and intriguing situation. Can't say much more without spoilers, but when everything falls into place, literally in the final 10 minutes, it is all worth it. Heartbreaking, but worth it. Very much recommend.