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Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry

3.75

adventurous challenging emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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As a whole, I think that this book was extremely well written and detailed and I did enjoy reading it. I love how everything comes full circle in the end while also leaving room for mystery for the next book in the series (which I can't wait to read); however, I think the biggest thing for me about the book was that it was very hard for me to get into into it. Like I wanted to know what was gonna happen next, but not in such a deep and pulling way like I typically like to feel when reading a book. I personally found most of the characters unlikable, including the main character, which contributed to it a lot, but I also think that it was really important for them to be painfully ignorant and annoying for the plot points and twists. Once again, it is very well written and the likability of the characters is very fitting for the plot; however I like to feel very deeply for the characters that I read about and I just wasn't able to form that connection until the end of the story. Either way, it's a great book and I'm looking forward to the rest of the series