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The Passage by Justin Cronin

adventurous challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

Totally agree with the review I read that said the first quarter of the book felt like completely separate than the rest of the story. The characters that were introduced just didn’t grip me as much as those in the first quarter did. 

Also, Amy is barely in this book LOL. This just needed a lot of editing and reformatting. It was outrageously dense and painful to read at times 

Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? No

2.5

The first half, phenomenal. The story just took a nosedive in the second half unfortunately 

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

Very beautifully written, just not the story for me

The Paleontologist by Luke Dumas

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Creepers by David Morrell

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Good read if you want something fast-paced and entertaining. This is not supernatural so don’t pick this up if you want the spookies.

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Perfect for those looking for light, short fantasy 

Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Heartbreaking and soul-crushingly sad, but so well written. You will feel like you’ve also lost a loved one 

The Swarm by Frank Schätzing

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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? No

3.5

Proud of tackling this chonky boi 

On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

0.5

Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0