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This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

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adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

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3.0

A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

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4.5

The Only One Left by Riley Sager

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

You'll like this if
°You seek the thrill!
°You want a book to keep you guessing
°You like complex people with complex lives
°You don't mind outlandish reasonings
°You want to ask at the end of each of the last few chapters, "Really though, who did it??"

You'll dislike this if
°You need everything to make logical sense
°You follow too much true crime and care about how investigations are portrayed
°You like open endings

Babel by R.F. Kuang

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3.75

I really wanted to love this. One of my most anticipated reads. It felt like we were being spoon fed the same information, then the last quarter of the book had so much happen in it, that I was desensitized to the plot and loss. Some things happened out of nowhere. It was like a behind the curtain reveal, but with just disappointment behind it. I think this book is important. I also think the biggest feeling I had when reading this was frustration.

Godkiller by Hannah Kaner

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3.0

A Soul to Keep by Opal Reyne

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2.5

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

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medium-paced

3.0

A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

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