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Very Bad People by Kit Frick
Did not finish book. Stopped at 44%.

I'm crushed, to be quite honest. This was one of my most anticipated reads of the year, and as I'd liked Kit Frick's previous release, I was sure I'd like this one too.

That was not the case, unfortunately. This book failed to capture my attention throughout my reading of it. The pacing was awfully slow, and it made it difficult to want to follow the story when it felt like we were glacially passing along and blurring fillers. Along with this, I felt like Calliope's character was extremely flat. There wasn't anything special to her, nothing there that felt like a developing character. Instead, I feel like she was more-so a stand-in to see the side characters and the movements they made to attempt to move the plot along.

Overall, I'm severely disappointed. I got 141 pages into this book before deciding I couldn't continue further. While I do hope to read Frick's future books, I'm hoping they won't follow this one's pathway.

Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

Wendy, Darling by A.C. Wise

dark tense slow-paced

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

The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman

challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

Finding Her Edge by Jennifer Iacopelli
Did not finish book. Stopped at 6%.

Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie
Did not finish book. Stopped at 25%.

Cold by Mariko Tamaki

fast-paced

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