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197 reviews

Valor by John Gwynne

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adventurous dark emotional sad 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? Yes

4.0

How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method by Randy Ingermanson

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informative inspiring fast-paced

4.5

The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer by Dominick Dunne, The Goldman Family, O.J. Simpson, Pablo F. Fenjves

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dark emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

Save the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody

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informative medium-paced

3.75

The Call of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft

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

3.0

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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

5.0

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World by Stephen Brusatte

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adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced

3.75

A little repetitive but a good read
The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler

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challenging emotional 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

Conceptually excellent, felt rushed and a bit jumbled.
At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft

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

3.0