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84 reviews

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

5.0

The Inmate by Freida McFadden

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

3.75

The Shining by Stephen King

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
Did not finish book. Stopped at 62%.

I wanted to continue to enjoy this, however I don't think I was fully concentrating on the story when I started it so I was not sure what was going on throughout a lot of it 😅

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

fast-paced

4.5

Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry
Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.

Too many names to keep track of. Perhaps to complex for my simple mind 😅

The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

The Eve Illusion by Tom Fletcher, Giovanna Fletcher

4.0

A little bit predictable, but enjoyable still

The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.25

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0