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53 reviews

BioShock: Rapture by John Shirley

adventurous dark sad tense 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? Yes

3.25

Red Team Blues by Cory Doctorow

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

3.0

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

dark emotional sad 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? No

5.0

Hell If We Don't Change Our Ways: A Memoir by Brittany Means

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.75

The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller

adventurous dark sad 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

3.75

Cassiel's Servant by Jacqueline Carey

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.25

This book is just a retelling of the story of Kushiel's Dart from the perspective of Joselin. It's worth reading for the beginning of his training as a Cassiline Brother, but I grew bored of the story rehash from the POV of an out of the loop character.

If you've already read Kushiel's Dart, you can read the first third of this book and you've got everything new added. Joselin's point of view just isn't as interesting.  

Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

4.25

The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

4.75

Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson

dark informative fast-paced

3.25