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The Turning of our Bones by Ed James

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Cracker of a book, plot kept me gripped, good characterisation, twist but not too many, great sense of place

The inheritors of Moonlyght Tower by J. C. Briggs

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Giving this a 4 because I couldn't put it down. A genuine gothic tale, sad, tense, emotional, dark and bleak.
There were twists and turns I genuinely did not see coming, heartbreaking at times.

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Princess of Egypt by John Lincoln, Nathaniel Burns

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 11%.

Just not for me

The Nostradamus Prophecies by Mario Reading

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 22%.

Just not for me

The Secrets of Mystic Springs by Mona Marple

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

I find this series frustrating, I really dislike one of the main characters, vain and self obsessed and there is way too much body shaming for my liking, but there was a story arc twist at the end which makes me want to read the next one, we shall see

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