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itheory's Reviews (225)

Aurora Burning

Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman

3.5

adventurous 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: No

Sometimes ridiculous, and the ESP shit bugs me, but the plot is fun and the characters are silly — which I appreciate.

Aurora Rising

Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman

3.5

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Fun read, but could do without the deus ex machina at the end. It limits the characters’ agency.

The Best of All Possible Worlds

Karen Lord

3.0

relaxing 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: No

A fun read with nice characters, but I found the cultural preservation aspect of it to be quite conservative. Still, low stakes and pleasant.

Ocean's Echo

Everina Maxwell

3.75

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A fun read.

Hamnet

Maggie O'Farrell

4.5

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A story of grief, beautifully told.

Debugging Teams: Better Productivity Through Collaboration

Brian W. Fitzpatrick, Ben Collins-Sussman

3.5

fast-paced

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin

4.5

emotional inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I need to read waaaay more books about creativity and the creative process. So satisfying. I enjoyed Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow a lot. Lovely characters, amazing relationships, moving story. There were a couple of minor pivots that didn't quite click for me, but going along with them anyway carried me through the whole story. Will read again.