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576 reviews

Isaac Steele and the Best ldea in the Universe by Daniel Rigby

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett

slow-paced

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

2.0

Thud! by Terry Pratchett

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.

"If you can hide a five year old, you can can hide a ponzi scheme"

Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky

medium-paced

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

2.5

UnCharles is somewhat endearing if also frustrating, the post-collapse world is interesting, and The Wonk is quite funny but beyond that Service Model is just rather bland and lifeless. Inoffensively mediocre. Confirmed. 

A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett

2.5

Norwood by Charles Portis

2.0

Eyes of the Void by Adrian Tchaikovsky

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Decent follow up to Shards of Earth and one that expands a lot on what the first book set down but it's also lacking for anything great in terms of characters or stakes. There's some decent mystery with the overarching plot but the political machinations are pretty rote and there's no sense of genuine peril for the characters, who themselves are quite bland. 

Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett

medium-paced

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

3.0

Existentially Challenged by Yahtzee Croshaw

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

Decent follow up to Differently Morphous featuring a solid central mystery and some expansion of the world. The most interesting aspect is still the overarching plot involving Diablerie of which there is some movement but it's clearly being piecemealed out across the series.