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The Compound

Aisling Rawle

3.8 AVERAGE

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

The biggest mystery of this book is what is happening outside the compound that is so dystopian that the contestants would put up with what happens inside it to get away from the real world. Or, if there even is anything happening outside aside from the banal mundanity of real life.
This was interesting, tense, enraging and fun. Tom was awful, I can see why his life outside was in shambles. Lily, as blah as she was at times, was also compelling and a good narrator for the season.
I know this book will stick with me for a bit; I need to talk about it with so many people!!

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challenging dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: No
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: No
dark sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark funny sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

cool concept that had a lot of potential but fell a little flat. i kept waiting for something really crazy to happen but nothing really did. still entertaining i just wanted more