A review by rorycoleman44
The Citadel by A.J. Cronin

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Characters: 3/5 the main character was a jerk but he was a very well written jerk. His wife needed more fleshing out and Ino that’s because it’s written in the 30s but still.

Relationships: 0/5 the relationship annoyed me honestly should’ve left it out of the book the romance plot was unnecessary.

Ending: 5/5 very good ending 

Excitement/Can’t-Put-Downess: 3/5 slow in the middle 

Total: 11/20 = 2.75 but I’m bumping it up to 3.75⭐️ and ignoring the system because the message of the book was very good and I do feel different after reading it despite the annoying romance subplot.