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3.98 AVERAGE

adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
adventurous funny lighthearted 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: No
adventurous lighthearted 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 medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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adventurous funny mysterious
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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beatr's review

3.5
adventurous funny sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous mysterious slow-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: Yes
adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Stroud is a brilliant writer and his prose flows so smoothly you’ll happily drown in it. The world his characters move through is only somewhat familiar and the world-building is complex and intriguing. I love these characters and am moving by straight on to the sequel!

Very good bad characters. Scary. Why am I so judgemental about the bad guys? Because if they aren’t scary enough it is harder to care about the good kids trying to get away from them. And what an amazing world post some cataclysm of unknown origin. Scarlett is so gutsy you have to admire her. Probably so much more to say about the clever things the author is saying about outsiders and people who are different and what we will do to defend our own small ordinary corner. But I need time and space to process it. And to be honest someone more articulate to say it. Just know that I really enjoyed reading this all the way through.
Thanks Davina!
adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes