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144 reviews

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

It reads like an autobiography of a narcissistic sociopath. So obviously my friends loved it and recommended it to me.

Morning Star by Pierce Brown

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.0

Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-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

4.0

Golden Son by Pierce Brown

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

Final Girls by Riley Sager

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

2.5

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.5

I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.0

Mickey7 by Edward Ashton

medium-paced

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

3.0

It was an interesting and funny audiobook. Although I didn’t care for the narrator doing a feminine voice.