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The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

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3.5

Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi

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slow-paced

3.0

Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura

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1.0

The characters act like middle school idiots. 
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

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adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

Excellent pacing. Well written dialogue. Captivating characters. 
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

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3.0

Gorgeous imagery and prose, but it doesn’t amount to something overarching. 
Angels & Demons by Dan Brown

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fast-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? No

2.0

Horrible female characters. But engaging action. 
Origin by Dan Brown

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

2.0

The worst in the series. Barely anything happens after the inciting action honestly. 
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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

5.0

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

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adventurous dark emotional 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

3.75

Was going to be a full 4 stars until we ran into a pacing brick wall about 3/4 of the way through. Great other than that. 
The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

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fast-paced

3.75

Great. DaVinci Code was better. 
This one focuses on the conspiracies of the Masons, specifically in the founding/building of early Washington DC.