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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
adventurous
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
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is a slog; there are some bright points -- the inversion of the chosen one trope for one -- but the book merely hints at interesting developments and spends the rest of the time in the weeds
adventurous
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Personally, the ending fell a bit flat for me. It felt very rushed and just overall lacking the drive that the rest of the book had. Misery as a character was really interesting and so was Lady Lightning, although it did feel that at times the main character was not Misery but Lightning.
This book has many elements I loved, yet somehow didn't manage to engage me enough. I felt like Misery should have been a stronger - committed, almost on the verge of unlikeable - personality ( I understand the character arc BUT). AND That the book could have benefited from a healthy dose of Unconquerable Sun-esque commitment to a societies moral values. Was still fun tho.
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Should have dnf'd this way sooner, but was honestly enjoying it until around the page 200 mark. It went completely downhill for me at the halfway point, but I tried to push through and only made it another 100 pages before giving up. I now regret entirely that I spent six days of my life trying to read this. What a let down.
dark
mysterious
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, Genocide, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Alcohol
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced