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jsant's Reviews (1.04k)

emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-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: Complicated

A strangers/enemies to lovers story with the dual-timeline told via flashback that I enjoy. Just the light book I needed. 
adventurous dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I love a good space opera mystery, but I couldn't get into this one. I didn't find the two lead male characters interesting and the women felt like extras.maybe the TV show is actually better than the book? I hope so. 

Blackbird House

Alice Hoffman

DID NOT FINISH: 26%

Will try again in the future. 
emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This is a very reflective, introspective and thought provoking distopian apocalyptic novel.  Lots of mysteries and questions to ponder. I'm sure I'll be considering it for awhile. 
emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

An important story based on the lives of two people held in concentration csmps during WWII. Full of impossible decisions and survival and death. Powerful.
adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

An excellent thriller. The book switches between the POV of the main character, Lucy, who is suspected of murdering her Best friend 5 years ago, but has no memory of it, and the true-crime podcast that is investigating what had happened. Very clever. Very engaging. Very well narrated. 
adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Ridiculous, geeky and cleverly written. Imagine one day, the entire moon turned into cheese. Well you don't have to imagine cause John Scalzi wrote a book about it. Now suspend your disbelief and read it. 

The Identicals

Elin Hilderbrand

DID NOT FINISH: 23%

Disliked all 4 of the main characters (adult twins, grand daughter and grand mother). 
adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

King Arthur fantasy meets collegiate secret society in the antebellum south at UNC. Dense and entertaining. I had to rewind a few bits to make sure I understood the world building. 
adventurous informative mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

An excellent conclusion to the Silo series. I really like how the 3 books connect. The book description is perfectly: Wool introduces the world of the Silo. Soft describes its creation. Dust describes its downfall. 

Looking forward to the TV series. I how it holds up. The books set a high bar.