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challenging funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

Fun little comedy with nice themes of love, revelry and gender fluidity. Maybe I would’ve had a bit more if I had just read it instead of studying it.

The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

Really liked the first one, this one not so much. Maybe my taste has changed, it’s been a year after all, or maybe it’s just not as good. For me this book is too pretentious, like it’s trying to info dump on purpose. If I wanted to read something hard to understand, I would read an actual physics book or a philosophy essay. This book is trying to be that, while being a fantasy book and a Secret History variant, but it doesn’t do it well. The characters are trying so hard to be morally grey and nuanced, but they’re just unrealistic and most of the time annoying. Nobody talks or behaves like they do. I get that it is part of the point, that power has made them insane and detached from the world, but it’s honestly tiring. The only relationships I liked (Tristan and Callum, Libby and Nico, Gideon and Nico) were overshadowed by stuff I had no interest in, and honestly, most of the links beteen the characters didn’t really seem to make sense or have any purpose. Too much unnecessary and uncomfortable sex too. This book wants to do too much and therefore does nothing well.
I will say, though, some quotes in there were really smart and beautiful, shame they had to be mixed up in what was mostly an inefficient and quite boring story.
Olivie Blake is obviously a smart and talented writer, I just wished this book had clearer purpose. It is also quite niche so maybe it wasn’t for me but yeah, I wasn’t a fan.
Ps: Shoutout to Belen for being the best character ever.

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The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

A quick, funny read. I loved the word-play and Algernon’s character was hilarious. I adore Oscar Wilde.

Dark Rise by C.S. Pacat

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious slow-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? Yes

4.0

Though it did have some inconsistencies and some stuff that didn’t quite make sense (still don’t know what exactly are lions), it is easy to lose yourself in the story. The plot twists had me gasping, the story is overall very well put together, the characters and their relationships are interesting and complicated in the best way, the world-building something not quite like anything I’ve ever seen. Loved it.

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The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Insanely addictive. Great plot and political intrigues and the romance, though secondary, was very fun.

Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures by Stephen Fry

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adventurous emotional funny informative lighthearted relaxing medium-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

4.5

Clever, efficient and witty writing. This book manages to be both informative and extremely fun to read, as a fan of Greek mythology I ask for nothing more.

Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

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adventurous relaxing medium-paced

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

2.5

This book was quite the disappointment. I found the characters bland and lacking personality, so the romance really fell flat for me. I’m not a fan of love triangles, but I can get around it if I find the characters interesting and nuanced. I did not. I had no real interest in the mc especially, who was the epitome of the unjustified ‘chosen one’. She was not particularly interesting nor bright (so I didn’t understand why she had two love interests) and her fate didn’t really matter to me. I will say, the world building in this book is great and some of the descriptions truly out of this world, so it does get a bit of redemption. The over-use of descriptions was sometimes unwanted though, and between that and the characters, I was quite bored through most of it. I will also say that the very lyrical and sometimes over the top writing didn’t work for me with the first person pov, it just made it unnatural and uncomfortable to read. It did pick up a bit at the very end, when it becomes more action packed and intriguing so overall more enjoyable. I wished the whole book had been in the same tone. I am truly sad, because I loved the very beginning and was excepting great things from this story. I do not consider this a bad book, the rating mostly comes from a place of disappointment.

All The Young Dudes - Volume 3: ‘Til the End by MsKingBean89

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced