Badlands by C.J. Box

352 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious fast-paced
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Twelve-year-old Kyle Westergaard lives with his single mother in a small North Dakota town that was once just a stopover on the way to The Badlands but has recently boomed and become the heart of the Bakken Oil Field. Even though Kyle has been wri...

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Community Reviews Summary of 381 reviews

Moods

mysterious 76%
tense 76%
dark 71%
adventurous 38%
emotional 14%
sad 14%
funny 4%

Pace

medium 55%
fast 45%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 52% | Plot: 47%

Strong character development?

Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 17% | N/A: 5%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 47% | No: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 64% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 50% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 21%

Average rating

3.75

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