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338 reviews

Swords and Deviltry by Fritz Leiber

adventurous dark lighthearted medium-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

3.5

The Unbroken by C.L. Clark

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.25

For my taste it isn't bad or anything, but the book veers a bit to much into personal journeys/struggles/feelings of the main characters, while actually trying to tell a big story about imperialism and colonialism, presenting only those two perspectives, and while they are both depicted as victims of their circumstances, frequently forced to act on their agendas against their wishes, they are, effectively, also the only agents of change in terms of storytelling, so it did felt like no one else's choices in this story involving at least two nations worth of people ever had any real impact over the direction of the narrative.

Dracula by Bram Stoker

adventurous dark mysterious slow-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

5.0

Wolf of Wessex by Matthew Harffy

adventurous dark hopeful fast-paced

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

4.5

Creatures of Light and Darkness by Roger Zelazny

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

The Malevolent Seven by Sebastien de Castell

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

The Affinity Bridge by George Mann

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman by Theodora Goss

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.5