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The Archived by V.E. Schwab
5.0
adventurous dark emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense 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: Yes

Maybe I'm just a sucker for a book about grief bc of my lived experiences, but this book is such a beautiful what if. What a fantastic world of magical realism, so fun to read about. Also I don't know if I ever found guyliner attractive, but Wes certainly sounds like he pulls it off 😉. Definitely YA, but that doesn't mean this was any less gripping than more adult books. I will be thinking about this book for a long time.