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656 reviews

The Stolen Heart by Andrey Kurkov

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.75

Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
Did not finish book. Stopped at 3%.

Infodump wall of text that felt tedious in a HHGTG way, not here for homework or laughs

The Book of Days by Francesca Kay

reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Rapture by Emily Maguire

reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

The City & The City by China Miéville

adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Abaddon's Gate by James S.A. Corey

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Why Marx Was Right: 2nd Edition by Terry Eagleton

informative lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

The Last Heir to Blackwood Library by Hester Fox
Did not finish book. Stopped at 6%.

Days of Shattered Faith by Adrian Tchaikovsky

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
Did not finish book. Stopped at 9%.

The start tells not to worry about how time travel works, but I'm not thinking about how it works, I'm wondering why they are doing time travel. Why have they pulled this guy out. What is the point? And by this point I should have had a hook up I keep me interested in finding out the answers, but I suspect the hook was incessant mention of the time traveler's dimples, and I've proven immune.