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Road of Bones by Christopher Golden
Did not finish book. Stopped at 62%.

I just can't imagine picking this back up. Ever. I look at it and go "oh, yeah, I was reading that before it was returned to the library. Huh." Not bad, just cannot be excited at all about it.

That's Not My Name by Megan Lally
Did not finish book. Stopped at 49%.

I just don't care. The plot is pretty obvious, and there's nothing about the writing that makes me think there's something being hidden, nothing that's leaving me second-guessing, nothing that makes me excited to travel to the end with these characters. 
Edit, 11/30: I was correct. There was too big a slip too early on. I went and read spoilers. It was exactly what I thought, and apparently the characters never got any better. Was curious, but glad I got out. 

Orbital by Samantha Harvey

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.5

First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.25

The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty by Valerie Bauerlein

informative

3.25

Welcome to Dead House by R.L. Stine

fast-paced

4.0

The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer

hopeful

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville

dark tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

2.0

An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson

adventurous dark

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This is a standalone that would have seriously benefitted from being a duology. Too much is packed in here for it all to breathe properly.

Diavola by Jennifer Marie Thorne

mysterious

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

1.5