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Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 4%.

Parent died after a fight trope made me unable to keep going.

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 13%.

Library hold elapsed.

Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

I read this book because I was told it was similar to House of Leaves with the mixture of strange liminal spaces, exploration and the use of evidence packet kind of storytelling.

While I did enjoy the general premise of the book, my hatred of the characters soon grated against my want to read this. ACAB is all I gotta say towards Kevin.

But I can certainly see the influence of Phasmophobia on this book and that was certainly super cool. A slow read with interpersonal drama.

Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 37%.

I've tried reading this twice, and its a bit too slow for me.

Five Survive by Holly Jackson

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medium-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? It's complicated

1.75

I didn't guess the ending, because it was just. so unbelievably twisty turny in a way that just took away from the story. I think it would have been more interesting if Maddy had a really big secret. I did enjoy the secrets revealed.

The author did not seem to trust us in making any connections, constantly re-explaining the same things over and over. Like 31 feet, channel six, Red has a dead mum.

I only finished this book upon request by my partner,

because as soon as found out she said "I hate you" and had an argument with her mom before she died. I was done with this book.

I am extremely disappointed, I hate all the characters so fucking much for different reasons. Oliver was one dimensional and would have enjoyed if he had more to his character than narcissism.

Arthur is definitely delulu and the fact that Red still looked at him favourably after him causing literally everything that happened. Oh don't get me started.

I understand she was obviously trying to make an adhd character with Red, but it was so cringy and took so much from the story it was unreal. You do not need to reiterate the curtains when you are about to die, why are you thinking about Phineas and Pherb when you are about to be thrown outside, and I get it you blame yourself for your moms death you dont need to say so 1000 times.

As someone with ADHD, this representation hurts.

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

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adventurous challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced