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126 reviews

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

adventurous dark lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

2.25

Reading up the original mistborn trilogy was such a chore. Honestly way too over hyped. The first book was decent enough. The second was unbearable and this thirs on only tried to redeem the previous one with the last few pages.
Honestly, this might has put me off from reading anything else from Sanderson. The characters are sometimes interesting, sure, but the plot was a bad attempt at political intrigue and Christianity based au fan fiction. 
I can see people getting enjoyment from this, but I'd never recommend it. 

Bloomburrow by Valerie Valdes

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

The Bloody Countess: The Atrocities of Erzsebet Bathory by Alexander Trocchi, Valentine Penrose

dark informative reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

El asno de oro by Apuleius

adventurous funny reflective 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? No

4.5

¿Qué hacer? by Vladimir Lenin, Francisco Herreros

informative reflective

I thought I'd read a more philosophical book, but this was more of a practical analysis of the russian socialist movement in last decades of the 19th century. 
It was a bit confusing to get into, because of the names Lenin refers to all the time, but it was nothing a quick google search didn't fix. 

Normal People by Sally Rooney

emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

1.0