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The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

The Atheist Who Didn't Exist by Andy Bannister

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funny informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

It did what it said it was going to do - but it also did several other things I wasn’t a fan of.

Tales of the Lost Horizon by Michael Eging

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adventurous

2.0

I'm not sure what I was expecting, but it wasn't this...

I thought it was going to be a collection by multiple authors, but it wasn't: different people contributed the illustrations that accompanied the poems and stories, but all the writing was by Eging... which was unfortunate as I didn't click with his writing style at all: something about the tone felt... slightly off? Sort of informal in a way that didn't feel like it was a deliberate choice. (Plus it could have done with one or two more round of editing.)

I liked all the illustrations, but none of the poems did anything for me, and I didn't particularly care about any of the characters in any of the short stories. I'm also personally not a fan of bleak/unhappy endings, which most of the stories had - it's also mentioned in the Author's Note that these are bedtime stories he used to tell his children, which worries me slightly given how dark they all are...

Thank you to NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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