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The Broken Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Tunnel Out of Death by Jamil Nasir

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.

The story just didn't grab me. Loved the writing though.

The MANIAC by Benjamín Labatut

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challenging dark informative tense slow-paced

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

5.0

The Dead Take the A Train by Richard Kadrey, Cassandra Khaw

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adventurous dark funny mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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A Rough Ride to the Future by James E. Lovelock

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informative slow-paced

4.0

The Curator by Owen King

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adventurous funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

3.0

The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons

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adventurous slow-paced

3.0

Occulted by Amy Rose, Ryan Estrada

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dark emotional medium-paced

4.0

Gothikana by RuNyx

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

It's good for what it is: a dark erotic novel. But it also had a good enough plot hook that the sex felt unnecessary.

Also, dear author and editor... please stop using the words "fisted" or "fisting" when "grabbed" or "grappled" or any other word would do. Because damn, there was so much fisting that did not have to do with sex.

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