mxpringle's reviews
285 reviews

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.75

I thought the format of this series was really unique and engaging, and the plot was great. I do feel like the writing was poor and the format took away some aspects of books that I often really enjoy though, such as character development. The writing felt like it was written by a gen X or millennial trying to appeal to a gen Z audience, and it felt kind of inauthentic

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The Wave by Todd Strasser

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challenging dark informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis by Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac

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challenging hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Even reading this 4 years after publication there are some things that are outdated, but even despite that, I wish I could make this required reading for everyone in the universe. Incredible and empowering, even in a state of ultimate crisis

Gemina by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

I feel like a lot of the themes and plot lines were essentially just a repeat of book 1? It's a little strange. It made me enjoy the book a lot less because I kind of felt like it was the same old things that had just happened in the previous book.

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I'm also just personally not a fan of the multiple worlds/realities trope because of the lack of logic it often uses, and the way the trope in this book was no exception. It kind of felt like a deus ex machina scenario to make sure all the major cast of characters survived...

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Illuminae by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff

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adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

The beginning was a little slow in my opinion, but once the plot really got going it was incredible, especially the ending. I thought that the format of the book was really creative, but also I think there were certain aspects of the book that could've been better explained by a traditional format.

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