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The Secret History by Donna Tartt

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This entire novel was a wild ride starting from the middle of the first part to the very end pages. The prose was as delectable as I have heard and I was more thrilled reading this novel more than any other DA that I’ve gotten my hands on. It’s a classic for a reason and deserves to be savored and read. 

Fatal Alliance by Sean Williams

adventurous dark tense 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

2.0

Not a fan. 

Circe by Madeline Miller

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.25

A wonderful tale of an underrated goddess. I always enjoyed Circe in both the original Odyssey and Percy Jackson so having her story told and seeing it unfold was lovely to behold 

Bleach, Vol. 2: Goodbye Parakeet, Good Night My Sister by Tite Kubo

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

Still as fun as when I first read it so many years ago. 

Vagabond, Volume 1 by Takehiko Inoue

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Pretty fun. I think I will continue with this series. 

Deceived by Paul S. Kemp

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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

3.5

I liked this. It was fine. Not ground breaking or anything but I did enjoy it. 

Dune by Frank Herbert

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

A tour de force of science fiction and a classic for a reason. A difficult book to walk into but the result is incredibly rewarding with a rich story of how religious institutions and corrupt politics shape our world and the Fremen. 

Revan by Drew Karpyshyn

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

It was a fun ride. The ending didn’t really sit well with me but I guess it was inevitable. Didn’t really like the description they gave Revan but I guess I clung to my play through of KOTOR a bit much as I read. 

The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake

slow-paced

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

2.25

Fuck this book. I hate it. Slow , slow, slow and the plot doesn’t start until the last 100 pages. Never touching this series again.

Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi, Vol. 3: Force War by Jan Duursema, David Michael Beck, Wes Dzioba, Dan Parsons, John Ostrander

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

A fitting conclusion to the comics. Sucks that we never got more Dawn of the Jedi comics because of Disney. It’s a neat concept and the characters are pretty cool as well.