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52 reviews

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

The Legacies by Jessica Goodman

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan

adventurous funny lighthearted tense medium-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

3.5

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

Private Equity by Carrie Sun

hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.75

Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Anna Lembke

informative medium-paced

3.75

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

5.0

The Trading Game by Gary Stevenson

adventurous funny reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

The Darlings by Cristina Alger

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

too many characters/POVs — hard to follow. book felt incomplete, but not on purpose in an ambiguous-ending way or cliffhanger way, just as if the author was too lazy to figure out how to tie up the loose ends.